A Boy and His Dog

Name: A Boy and His Dog
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Released: November 14, 1975
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Alvy Moore, Charles McGraw, Don Johnson, Hal Baylor, Helene Winston

1975

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LQ/JAF | Release Date: November 14, 1975 | TV-14

Starring: Alvy Moore, Charles McGraw, Don Johnson, Hal Baylor, Helene Winston, Jason Robards, Michael Rupert, Ron Feinberg, Susanne Benton, Tim McIntire

Summary: A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Director: L.Q. Jones

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 91 min

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J.R. Taylor

Though the film may not have one decent character, A Boy and His Dog (rereleased after a six-year moratorium) manages to be a likable celebration of friendship among the ruins. Read full review

Steve Simels

Jones directed and scripted this mordant sci-fi comedy from a novella by Harlan Ellison; the satire gets a trifle woozy in the picture’s last third, but the film is redeemed by one of the great bad-taste endings of recent cinema. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

A Boy and His Dog is an unruly daydream capped with a surprisingly jet-black acknowledgment of humankind’s genetic destiny to ruin itself. Read full review

Roger Ebert

It's got a unique . . . well, I was about to say charm, but the movie's last scene doesn't quite let me get away with that. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

What lifts things right out of the rut is the cynical commentary provided by the hero's dog, communicating telepathically (in voice-off admirably spoken by Tim McIntire) and kicking the daylights out of all those boy-and-his-dog yarns. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

The execution doesn't quite enliven the premise, but there's still enough enjoyably offbeat moments here to make this one worth digging up. Read full review

Eric Henderson

The film is riddled with an unmistakably misogynistic bent, and can’t be bothered to supply one single likable soul. Read full review

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rata900

Jan 10, 2020

Epetaculaaar, amigos ante que minas, esa esa es la moraleja de la película.

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 15, 2022

It looks a bit messy but then again it is an old film. It is quite nicely shot. It looks good for a film of this age but it does not sound good for any film. The audio quality is low. There is little dynamic range in the sound. You could tell what was going on but that is the highlight forIt looks a bit messy but then again it is an old film. It is quite nicely shot. It looks good for a film of this age but it does not sound good for any film. The audio quality is low. There is little dynamic range in the sound. You could tell what was going on but that is the highlight for the audio. The makers of Fallout have definitely seen this film! It is pretty good. The story is interesting and a different take on post-nuclear war life. A classic nuclear devastation movie that has many references in modern films and games.… Expand

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