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A Boy and His Dog

1975
Comedy
Drama
1h 31m
A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex... (imdb)
Directed by:
L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones
Written by:
L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones Harlan Ellison
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Starring:
Don Johnson Don Johnson Jason Robards Jason Robards Susanne Benton Tim McIntire Tim McIntire Alvy Moore Alvy Moore Helene Winston L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones Charles McGraw Charles McGraw Ron Feinberg Hal Baylor
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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A Boy and His Dog

1975
Comedy
Drama
1h 31m
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optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 22 Nov 2008
25
12th
Now ALL of my points go to the setting of the story and the general feel of the post apocalyptic world, which the director does nail. Christ are the characters a trip. Don Johnson is a scavenger rapist who has such pleasant lines such as "aww why did they have to go and cut her up, she coulda been used three more times." Your only real female character, Quilla June, is portrayed as manipulative and weak and gets eaten at the end to keep blood alive. Yeah, fuck this misogynistic "cult classic"
Rated 22 Nov 2008
kojilessKojiless
Rated 02 Jun 2013
40
43rd
Like Knight Rider, but with a talking dog instead of a talking Trans Am. Like Mad Max, but with a young, dirty Don Johnson instead of a young, dirty Mel Gibson. Like Miami Vice, but with Don Johnson looking to steal food and rape women instead of solve crimes. Like Lassie, but instead of the faithful pooch finding boys who've fallen down wells, he finds women for Don Johnson to rape. Like Zardoz, but with less hair on our post-apocalyptic canine companion than on Sean Connery's man-boobs.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 17 Jun 2010
10
97th
First of all, you gotta accept the telepathic dog, once you get past that premise you should have a good time. The banter between man and dog is quite hilarious at times. When the second goal of our heroes besides surviving is hunting babes, it proves amusing yet interesting. Underground people are very reminiscent of vault dwellers and any influence for Fallout is good enough for me. Best ending line ever, no exceptions.
Rated 17 Jun 2010
ktappektappe
Rated 09 Jul 2009
60
28th
This film should have been right up my alley--gritty, 70's, sci-fi. But it is flawed, and I want to be very clear: Its problems are NOT its low budget. A well-written and directed film can overcome budget. Here the issue is distractions. Examples: the "Screamers" are a crucial plot point but are never explained; the Topekans wear very distracting clown paint, upstaging their murderous nature. Had the serious themes not been overshadowed by directorial bumbling, this could have been a classic.
Rated 09 Jul 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 22 Aug 2012
54
51st
It really is a good post-apocalyptic story in many ways, extending from the beginning to the dark, funny end. However, some of the weirdness in the setting and plot never becomes more than a dumb joke, like, among other things, the Topekans' face make-up.
Rated 22 Aug 2012
drguildodrguildo
Rated 28 Jan 2014
4
57th
Mad as a brush. If post-apocalyptic film with psychic dogs, main characters who are rapists and underground societies with killer robot clowns sounds good to you then check this motherfucker out.
Rated 28 Jan 2014
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 17 Apr 2012
64
43rd
The first hour is relatively straightforward post-apocalyptic fare, but I wasn't prepared for the Zardoz-level weirdness that would follow. And how could a twisted bastard like me nót laugh at that dark ending? The unappealing characters, horrible soundtrack and cheap production values are tough to swallow though.
Rated 17 Apr 2012
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 09 May 2013
50
9th
Underwhelming. I was really expecting more but it's a dull, boring, and rather ugly film.
Rated 09 May 2013
dtiDTI
Rated 26 Jan 2007
84
79th
The movie takes a rather large turn maybe halfway through, and essentially contains two fully imagined worlds. Funny stuff.
Rated 26 Jan 2007
x_humanx-human
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
94th
A true love story in the most honest sense; perhaps the only one to ever make me cry. And you've gotta love Jason Robards in anything he does.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
frostyFrosty
Rated 25 Apr 2012
80
86th
I think we all know, deep down, that Vic did right.
Rated 25 Apr 2012
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 29 Dec 2008
78
64th
M: 75/100 S 80/100 Mike: Slow and ultra-outre, but kind of awesome. The ending made it all worthwhile. Stars Don Johnson as a post-apocalyptic nomad who can telepathically communicate with his dog...I kid you not. Weirdo movie. Sophia: This is an awesome 70s b-movie, which fits in nicely with the genre Roger Corman productions (though it is not itself a Roger Corman production), it's totally weird, but highly recommended.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
pavementsawpavementSAW
Rated 12 Jul 2010
85
71st
What can I say! I love low budget gritty sci-fi. I think this movie would make a great double feature with Dark Star and Mad Max. Everyone is so mean and self interested. I really liked the portrayal of the screamers, with such a low budget I think it was very wise not to show them on screen. I sometimes prefer movies that imply things instead of explaining everything. Topeka is such a strange place too.
Rated 12 Jul 2010
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 11 May 2019
50
8th
Top badass moment? I’ve come to realise that I don’t like anthropomorphised animals in films, even ones with a sarcastic sense of humour. In fact, the more cute and helpful they are, the more I want to see how they'd get on with a M134 Minigun. Even Lassie. Plus that annoying dolphin Flipper that haunted my childhood; and Babe, Beethoven, Skippy, Benji... They're beautiful animals, we shouldn't try to turn them into crappy fake people. No cats (no surprise there), chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 11 May 2019
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 09 Jul 2011
92
97th
There's a lot of remakes out there that are just unnecessary, but this is a movie that desperately needs a remake. A shot for shot remake, because this has the best post apocalyptic plot ever. But the quality of the movie makes it almost unbearable. If you can trudge through the poor quality, poor sound, and slight slowness you'll be in for various great adventures leading up to the best ending in movie history in my opinion.
Rated 09 Jul 2011
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 25 Apr 2015
45
45th
I barely remember this film, which I saw over twenty-five years ago at a now-defunct theatre in the middle of the night as part of a 24 hour SF film festival. It had some cleverness and some nastiness I recall, but I wouldn't guarantee I would keep the same rating if I saw it again. But, and this is the point, it was directed by L Q Jones, the juiced-in local cowboy who tells De Niro they are going to run him out of town in CASINO. He's juiced-in.
Rated 25 Apr 2015
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 01 Sep 2012
65
66th
Not bad as post-apocalyptic talking dog films go. The plot is a bit uneven at times but the often amusing conversations between the titular characters kept me entertained. It goes a bit strange towards the end, but worth sticking with it for the ending.
Rated 01 Sep 2012
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
60
62nd
Great film.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
owen1218owen1218
Rated 01 Feb 2020
35
8th
I don't care if a story has misogynist characters or a world rife with misogyny, but when they glorify those characters, laugh off the misogyny, and represent women as misogynist caricatures whose misery we should laugh at? Well at that point you know the film is probably made by a rapist prick. Even if you were somehow blind to all of that, the story, acting, and cinematography of the film are bad too. No mixed feelings on this one.
Rated 01 Feb 2020
mehhehmehheh
Rated 19 Jul 2009
60
42nd
This movie has one of the coolest premises ever: a horny boy and a telepathic dog are striving for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. What I found extremely fascinating in this movie was not the idiosyncratic plot or characters (which are really good), but the way this piece of cinema constantly changes. One minute you're looking at a PoMo western, the other - at a coming of age drama that turns into an Orwellian dystopia. Seriousness, playfulness, sex, sci-fi and irony - it's all there!
Rated 19 Jul 2009
joojooJooJoo
Rated 29 Apr 2010
1
8th
Laughable attempt at post-apocalyptic dystopia. Probably the best setting for a budget as meager as this, but they still can't pull anything out of it.
Rated 29 Apr 2010
ronthedogronthedog
Rated 03 Dec 2010
70
8th
Odd, odd, odd. A film of two halves with what seems like a lot of unexplained detail. Not as bad as it promises to be from the opening 20 minutes but still, a few neat ideas aside, not worth much as a film. Haven't read the book.
Rated 03 Dec 2010
overratedoverrated
Rated 04 Sep 2021
50
48th
It doesn't really live up to the premise, but it's worth watching for how massively influential it has been on post-apocalyptic fiction (notably the Mad Max series and the Fallout video game franchise). The ending is the best part of the film.
Rated 04 Sep 2021
mohkoMohko
Rated 16 Jun 2009
65
52nd
Has lots of flaws but I kinda liked the relationship between Vic and Blood. Also the ending is just brilliant.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
neonmanNeonman
Rated 31 Aug 2013
48
6th
kinda quirky and a tad interesting, mainly due to the fact this is a serious film with a wise-cracking talking dog in it, but apart from that this film is a real bore, nothing about it is interesting. There have been so many better post-apocalyptic films before and after it, but this does contain some unique, yet strange and unsatisfying plot points.
Rated 31 Aug 2013
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 28 Aug 2015
76
47th
Very rough around the edges, but it grew on me as it continued.
Rated 28 Aug 2015
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 13 May 2012
67
57th
If you can get past the silly talking dog, its a pretty decent Mad Max type deal, if Max were seeking to get his dick wet more.
Rated 13 May 2012
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 11 Jul 2008
70
64th
I have to say that no matter this flick is pretty old and there's details I do not like, the film as a movie is quite okay. Of course it takes some time to accept Don Johnson on leading role, but he's in the end okay as well. In the prewords of recent Vic and Blood comic adaptation (drawn by Richard Corben) Mr. Harlan Ellison was upset on something in the movie. Now I can see it. According the original story, Vic never touches the meat! :7
Rated 11 Jul 2008
obdurateObdurate
Rated 01 May 2012
69
34th
Some of the dialogue between the dog and the main character was interesting. I like the weird as hell premise, like talking to the dog, but the movie has terrible pacing that makes you go "huh?" But if you're in the mood for an odd post-apocalypse, this isn't bad. The two halves of the movie are quite different from one another, but honestly, the movie was more interesting to me in the first half (even if it was never actually great).
Rated 01 May 2012
dieeinzigeDieEinzige
Rated 19 May 2023
80
63rd
Everyone is an awful person in this film, and I truly appreciate that. No really, everyone. Even the dog.
Rated 19 May 2023
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 08 Dec 2009
73
44th
Pieces of it can be rather boring and it has fairly bad production value, but it has a plot with great potential and a fantastic ending.
Rated 08 Dec 2009
omniavanitasOmniaVanitas
Rated 20 May 2023
7
49th
It's bleak, it's full of unlikeable characters, and the influence it had on the Wasteland and Fallout games is unmistakeable. It does say something that even Harlan Ellison thought it went a bit far with some of its black humour, but I still liked it overall.
Rated 20 May 2023
braddad68braddad68
Rated 16 Jul 2020
88
36th
Extra points for originality in this bizarre movie.
Rated 16 Jul 2020
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 08 Sep 2018
69
74th
A rather grim and twisted tale of what could happen following a massive disaster. Really enjoyed the chemistry between Johnson and the dog, seems funny even writing that down. The dark humour and crazy uniqueness is right up my alley. The film does drag in a few spots, but overall good flick.
Rated 08 Sep 2018
killgazmokillgazmo
Rated 01 Sep 2016
14
94th
my high score is definitely fanboy artificial. i love this film, ever since i saw it as a little kid. it is my very favorite cheap as dirt oldschool b-flick that is just very weird. extra points for misogyny.
Rated 01 Sep 2016
understampunderstamp
Rated 03 Feb 2014
80
80th
you think a post-apocalypse world isnt going to be misogynistic?
Rated 03 Feb 2014
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
75
76th
I actually liked it in the beginning, when it was aimless, and painted pictures, and was a sort of chamber drama of two in the wide open world, but not a road movie. Then it became more similar to a dozen or so better budgeted movies, and had to allegorise. Those parts are hard to sympathise with.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
stainStain
Rated 18 May 2008
60
47th
Definitely original, but not really very satisfying. If only Harlan Ellison had not been suffering from writer's block and written the script himself
Rated 18 May 2008
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 08 Mar 2016
75
65th
I like that it's world war iv and not 3 lol. Lmao 2024. I hope fallout makes dogmeat telepathic. Wish they'd make a movie like this now. LINE EM UP! YOU FIRST HONEY!. The undeground place had a cool personality but got boring. LOL they ate the bitch
Rated 08 Mar 2016
tonydaltonydal
Rated 29 Sep 2007
75
57th
Quite good (and faithful to the story)--except for that Benji dog. Even if that's how it was described by Ellison, they shoulda changed it (it just won't play on the screen).
Rated 29 Sep 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 04 Jun 2012
71
54th
My dad made this out to be a much better movie than it was. It was still interesting, with a very surprising and kinda hilarious ending. I'm surprised that this isn't a comedy because I was certainly chuckling throughout.
Rated 04 Jun 2012
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 26 May 2017
30
13th
I wish I could appreciate the low budget gung-ho sci-fi spirit and the non-politically correctness of the plot, but I'm afraid that even if this was unleashed upon the asperger hive-mind of the Tumblr-feminists, it would bring me little joy. Maybe I've grown too old for this sort of thing.
Rated 26 May 2017
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 01 Feb 2018
70
35th
Fallout, Bioshock, and Mad Max with a telepathic dog. Interesting setting but it tends to drag. Extra 5 points for the ending.
Rated 01 Feb 2018
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 12 Jan 2018
51
10th
Pretty sleazy, but reasonably watchable due to the micro-budget wasteland scenario.
Rated 12 Jan 2018
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 02 Dec 2010
65
67th
TERRIBLE production values and pacing, but a FANTASTIC performance from all involved. Bleak and hopeful at the same time.
Rated 02 Dec 2010
derbarneyDer_Barney
Rated 02 Jan 2009
42
2nd
Good thing it's up on archive.org for free, so I finally got to see it and make up my mind about this supposed classic, but the only things that work are the setting and the overall story, weird as it may be. The best performance in the movie is delivered by the mutt, cinematography suffers from a lack of lighting, direction is absent, dialog is corny/stupid most of the time, etc. etc. The movie has absolutely ZERO production value, so maybe with a budget it might have been something. Who knows.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 27 Nov 2009
57
46th
Some people find this low-budget adaptation of a famous Harlan Ellison story brilliant but it's always left me rather cold -- and from what I've heard, Ellison doesn't like it much either. Grim but often funny, with Johnson hitting just the right note of postadolescent angst.
Rated 27 Nov 2009
twisptwisp
Rated 27 Aug 2013
57
37th
THX 1138 (1971) Logan's Run (1976)
Rated 27 Aug 2013
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
95th
This is the best thin Don Johnson will ever do. A REALLY strange vision of the future, especially the people who live in the bomb shelter
Rated 14 Aug 2007
zmanzman
Rated 29 Nov 2006
90
90th
Great novella.
Rated 29 Nov 2006
yilbyilb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
58th
On the edge of being a great movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kafka1325kafka1325
Rated 13 Jul 2007
70
83rd
This is so nice surprise... Movie is so cynic sometimes, have great dialogs.... Great little trash movie...
Rated 13 Jul 2007
schwabeschwabe
Rated 22 May 2015
45
4th
a just blaah movie. the only cool thing was, he could telepathically talk with his dog, i wish i could do this with mine!
Rated 22 May 2015
empiremagempiremag
Rated 19 Apr 2009
3
40th
"The execution doesn't quite enliven the premise, but there's still enough enjoyably offbeat moments here to make this one worth digging up."
Rated 19 Apr 2009
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 29 Jun 2018
10
4th
Em honra de Harlan Ellison (1934 - 2018) Não lembro de ter assistido um filme mais misógino do que esse, provando mais uma vez que homens da ficção científica não sabem escrever personagens femininas, a primeira hora é intragável, colocando um um estuprador serial como herói unido ao seu cachorro igualmente misógino, depois parece melhorar com a mudança de ambiente, mas o final volta a estragar tudo com o ápice da misoginia já visto no cinema, tudo isso em tom de comédia.
Rated 29 Jun 2018
obtiosovobtiosov
Rated 12 May 2013
41
7th
I always think twice before labeling an old sci-fi flick as bad. But this one was not flowing and not very enjoyable for today's audience, imho. Maybe you can give it a try, I don't know... (not to mention the explicit misogyny)
Rated 12 May 2013
janusjanus
Rated 25 Jul 2011
70
51st
Creates a believable and bizarre world on a low budget but ends just as it's gotten interesting. I'll give it points for not having the dog's voice revealed to be all in Don Johnson's head, a twist I was convinced was coming.
Rated 25 Jul 2011
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 05 Feb 2024
65
16th
This is a weird movie that has some original and interesting ideas. It suffers because the main character is not likeable. The most likeable character in the film is the dog. Overall this film is disappointing.
Rated 05 Feb 2024
amerigoamerigo
Rated 10 Mar 2010
87
91st
It feels like an elaborate homage to A Clockwork Orange with enough dark humor in it to make it a pleasant movie-watching experience.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 30 Mar 2015
70
69th
bros before hoes!
Rated 30 Mar 2015
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 05 Feb 2010
30
15th
Overrated post-apocalyptic futurism roughly midway between Zardoz and Mad Max. Maybe slightly above average for sci-fi, but that really isn't saying much. The moral of the movie seems to be dog > woman but maybe it's just me.
Rated 05 Feb 2010
grouchyGrouchy
Rated 28 Nov 2012
79
51st
You can't dislike a movie like this. The concept is that in a typical post-apocalyptic setting this boy and his dog (who can talk to each other) set about to find a female left alive that the young male can penetrate, preferably not all cut up. The last half belongs to an entirely different level of weirdness.
Rated 28 Nov 2012
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 03 Mar 2013
64
21st
Post-apocalyptic Dilbert. Pretty interesting and unique spin on the idea of post apocalyptic society, very dark and very disturbing. Perhaps a bit much for me, though.
Rated 03 Mar 2013
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 03 Apr 2018
57
59th
Glad I didn't give up partway through.
Rated 03 Apr 2018
mycriticker_iimy_criticker
Rated 02 Mar 2020
1
9th
Unfolds like a really bad trip - slow & plodding, yet weird and ever so creepy. No hero, nor anti-hero; just depraved indifference for life and an abhorrent lack of humanity. Utterly depressing from beginning to end, though the ending was the worst of all. I felt physically ill after having suffered through this.
Rated 02 Mar 2020
vorpalkittenVorpalKitten
Rated 29 Jul 2016
50
19th
Very slow-paced, cheap-seeming and outdated... and not a very good story, either. The final couple of lines and the delivery by the dog's voice actor are the only real bright spots in what's supposed to be a classic.
Rated 29 Jul 2016
hdoubleh_double
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
49th
Underappreciated film full of great dark humor.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fyngyrzfyngyrz
Rated 20 Aug 2007
2
1st
Just read the short story, which is excellent. The movie... ugh.
Rated 20 Aug 2007
filmnoobFilmNoob
Rated 16 Mar 2018
3
12th
I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't paying a lot of attention to this one, but it just didn't seem at all interesting.
Rated 16 Mar 2018
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 22 May 2013
25
6th
If it weren't for the final minute of the film, this would be the worst movie I've ever seen. Still, pretty close, when I think about it.
Rated 22 May 2013
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
65
49th
pretty cool
Rated 17 Sep 2007

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