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List Price: $29.95 | | Label: Lumivision
Salesrank: 66667
Released: March 30, 1999 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Closely adapted from the acclaimed novella by Harlan Ellison, this postapocalyptic black comedy has emerged as a cult favorite since its release in 1975, when Don Johnson was a relative unknown and still years away from TV stardom on Miami Vice. Here Johnson plays a young, libidinous loner named Vic who roams the postnuclear wasteland with his loyal dog, Blood, a remarkable hound with keen intelligence and the ability to telepathically communicate with his less-intelligent master. It's survival of the fittest, so food and sex are Vic's highest priorities, and he gets plenty of both when recruited into a mysterious underground society in desperate need of young fertile males. While Blood must fend for himself on the unfriendly surface, Vic realizes that he's an exploited prisoner and must escape to return to the canine friend he left behind. Thanks in large part to the sly wit of Blood (whose sarcastic voice is splendidly provided by Tim McIntire), this clever and disturbing film readily earns its lasting reputation as a low-budget classic, and features a funny yet chilling supporting role for Jason Robards Jr. --Jeff Shannon
A Boy And His Dog Reviews:
A Boy And HIs Dog what a title 
2009-12-07 - This is another of the bad B cult movies that came out in the 80's. The acting is ok with this being Don Johnson before the Miami Vice days. The talking dog is probably the best part of the film. But still one of those that if you like this kind of movie you'll love it.
...started good ended great but... 
2009-12-03 - ...The whole scene with them underground with the "clown faces" was boring and utterly ridiculous to me. I loved the banter between Vic and Blood...very funny!!! I understand that A BOY AND HIS DOG is a wild, kinky and darkly hilarious cinematic adventure when it came out 35 years ago but it just wasnt entertaining to me. The best part of the movie is the ending when Vic and Blood enjoy their meal...LOL!
A cult favorite 
2009-11-26 - I saw this flick when it came out in the mid-1970s and it is still a guilty pleasure and a cult favorite. Civilization has fallen apart, and the protagonist and his dog are scratching out a subsistence existence. But not just any dog -- this one was genetically bred for human-level intelligence and telepathy. There is much more to the story, and it is well worth the trip. Lots of humor, and an ending that you likely not forget or foresee. RJB.
maybe this was good "back then" ... but not anymore! 
2009-11-10 - I can't believe this movie got so many good reviews! I decided to rent it this past weekend and was horrified by how terrible it really is. We watched the first 15 minutes, and then fast forwarded to any interesting looking scenes, only to realize that they weren't interesting after all. I feel sorry for all the people who watched this movie in its entirety. It was incredibly slow and absolutely horrible.
This movie...NOT MAD MAX...Is the start of a genre and the spawn of 100's of knockoffs!!!
2009-05-31 - For the same price, you can have some GREAT extras and a great picture...Despotism is a great documentary like piece about the form of goverment that you will see in this movie. A House in the Middle just left me laughing and speechless. Here is a pure propaganda piece that claims a specific kind of paint will help protect your house when the big bomb drops...HILARIOUS!
This amazing cult-classic won Don Johnson his first acting award of his career. He won a Golden Scroll for best-actor and the movie was nominated for the best science fiction film of the year. This movie was made in 1975, a full 4 years before Mad Max and it's amazing how few Mad Max fans even know about it or have seen it...
The setting is the same, a post-apocalyptic wasteland where commodities are few and far between and the rule of law is every man for himself...
Mad Max starts off with his girl being off'd by outlaw bikers...It continues with The Road Warrior where Max fights for fuel and ends with Beyond Thunderdome where Max finds civilization and helps free the oppressed...
A Boy and His Dog is all three of these movies in one. This film spawned the genre of post-apocalyptic films. Don Johnson is good and the dialogue is really amusing...Penned by award winning author Harlan Ellison, this movie defines the category that it created.
