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A Boy and his Dog Reviews

1975

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Vic (Don Johnson), survivor of atomic holocaust, wanders hungrily across the bleak desert landscape in search of cans of food buried deep in radioactive ash. His telepathic dog, Blood (Tim McIntire) depends on Vic for food, but Vic needs Blood to find him something much more scarce: female companionship. The bedraggled duo .. Read more

Starring	Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards, Tim McIntire
Director	L.Q. Jones
Genres	Drama

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- Based on Harlan Ellison's novella, this covers familiar territory - vigorously and imaginatively - as feuding clans of... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Metropolis Meets Mad Max
  
  Talking dogs, rampaging gangs, standard post-apocalyptic fare then. Vic and his dog Blood struggle for survival, stealing supplies wherever they can. Living for... read more »
  
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  - Bournemouth, England
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 23:20
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  Wooden and unconvinving, bar the dog.
  
  The dog was great, but the boy? Don Johnson, 'nuff said.
  
  The only thing creakier than the characterisation and special effects was the dialogue.<... read more »
  
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- - SubtleBlade
  - 2 reviews
  - 24 May 2012 at 23:25
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  Dated and slightly odd but interesting
  
  Post-Apocalyptic America, man and his (telepathic) dog roam the wasteland for food and sex, discover settlement, dog smells out woman, man goes after woman, ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 459 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 12 Mar 2012 at 08:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Good film and a good ending.
  
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  Really enjoyable film a bit old now but good fun, it is what it is. The twist at the end is funny any man who has a dog will understand.
  
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- 1072543
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kopit
  - 6 reviews
  - 11 Dec 2011 at 21:22
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  - 5
  No budget mad max.
  
  Unsure of the attempted point of this film.Initially quite interested as like the concept of the relationship between man and a telepathic dog.I am afraid that ... read more »
  
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- - PVCPoodle
  - West Midlands
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 11:39
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  Weird and a bit dated
  
  An even more low budget Mad Max type post apocylaptic living with a talking dog with and all other kinds of weirdness.
  
  Interesting to see a young Don... read more »
  
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- - VFF
  - 102 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Oct 2011 at 19:11
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  Truly bizarre film!
  
  A dark and disturbing view of the world after civilisation has crumbled. Quite frankly the telepathic dog is the least weird thing. It would appear that all ... read more »
  
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- 1038507
- - Film-Year
  - 7 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 08 Sep 2011 at 22:06
- - 0
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  Unexpected twist
  
  Very good indeed. A thought-provoking, intelligent sci-fi film with an excellent and unexpected twist. Johnson is convincing as the lusty young man and McIntire... read more »
  
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  - chiltsy
  - 9 reviews
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 19:49
- - 3
  - 0
  Grimly humorous
  
  Thought provoking and darkly ejoyable with the least taseful canine closing line in cinema history. It certainly bites chunks out of Disney's noble view of ... read more »
  
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- - TLO
  - 3 reviews
  - 26 Jun 2011 at 00:15
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  - 2
  Not for me
  
  The film is showing it's age and it's a bit of a mind-bender to get used to the talking dog. The film had a somewhat interesting take on the post-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Wales,Uk
  - 03 Apr 2011 at 20:37
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  A boy and his dog
  
  You know - I liked this one ... but give it 5 mins and you'll forget that it's 'weird' the dog talks ....and if you can just do a download and ... read more »
  
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- - Laddle
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Jan 2011 at 18:52
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- - 15
  - 2
  Metropolis Meets Mad Max
  
  Talking dogs, rampaging gangs, standard post-apocalyptic fare then. Vic and his dog Blood struggle for survival, stealing supplies wherever they can. Living for... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 79385
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Bournemouth, England
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 23:20
- - 5
  - 0
  A surprise
  
  Imagine the scene: Its Arizona, 2024. World War IV has managed to turn the whole place into a deserted atomic wasteland, but hey, things aren’t all that ... read more »
  
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- - Roosta
  - 8 reviews
  - Hampshire
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 16:35
- - 4
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  The dog steals the show
  
  About as good as science fiction gets this one. Biting satire, wonderfully funny coupled to some great acting. Inspired casting of Tim McIntire as the voice ... read more »
  
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- 108905
- - FL
  - UK
  - 30 May 2005 at 17:09
- - 3
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  A boy and his dog
  
  You know - I liked this one ... but give it 5 mins and you'll forget that it's 'weird' the dog talks ....and if you can just do a download and ... read more »
  
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- - Laddle
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Jan 2011 at 18:52
- - 3
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  Grimly humorous
  
  Thought provoking and darkly ejoyable with the least taseful canine closing line in cinema history. It certainly bites chunks out of Disney's noble view of ... read more »
  
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- 1009825
- - TLO
  - 3 reviews
  - 26 Jun 2011 at 00:15
- - 2
  - 0
  terrible sound - great film
  
  5 minutes in my husband said what i was thinking 'This could possibly be the worst film ever made'.
  
  So very happy we stuck with it.
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  - London
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 18:44
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  Good film and a good ending.
  
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  Really enjoyable film a bit old now but good fun, it is what it is. The twist at the end is funny any man who has a dog will understand.
  
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- 1072543
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kopit
  - 6 reviews
  - 11 Dec 2011 at 21:22
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  The most religious film I've ever seen
  
  The depiction of the deity was stupendous. For every catholic dyslexic it's a stum.
  
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  - Walsingham, normal for Norfolk
  - 23 Aug 2005 at 23:10
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  Dark and quite funny
  
  This is a pretty unusual and morally ambivalent film. I did find it somehow hard to engage with at times due to the way the main character seemed to feel ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Jan 2008 at 14:01
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  Mad max meets alice in wonderland
  
  A refreshingly offbeat and darkly comic movie that mixes a post apocalypse wasteland (you can see scenes and ideas here that must have influenced later films ... read more »
  
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  - Ilkley
  - 01 Dec 2008 at 17:58

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Critics' reviews
- Based on Harlan Ellison's novella, this covers familiar territory - vigorously and imaginatively - as feuding clans of... read more on Time Out
- 47766
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Quirky science fiction, not to be taken too seriously, and managing a surprise ending.
- 34469
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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- A Boy and his Dog
  
  Vic (Don Johnson), survivor of atomic holocaust, wanders hungrily across the bleak desert landscape in search of cans of food buried deep in radioactive ash. His telepathic dog, Blood (Tim McIntire) depends on Vic for food, but Vic needs Blood to find him something much more scarce: female ...