Danny Blankenship Finally after many years watched the cult sci-fi fantasy classic from 1975 "A Boy and his Dog", and I must say wow it's clearly a different kind of picture really probably one that would not be made in today's market. Still the film has a clear message of survival and the need for man to have the basics of food and sex! Aside from that the movie is strange and crazy with a world that seems like something right out of a "Twilight Zone" episode only it's more crazier and bizarre even it seems your watching something abnormal.The story involves World War IV and it has just ended in 2024 lasting only five days and most of earth has been destroyed and ravaged as survivors struggle to find the basic things like food, shelter and friends. It's like earth is a hot wasteland of atomic garbage. And the lead character is a young man named Vic(Don Johnson 10 years before his breakout "Miami Vice" fame!)who has with him a talking and telepathic dog called Blood and both wonder the hot dirt like roads in search of food and ladies. Along the way Vic and Blood meet several strange people who show them a new world which may not be for the better.The movie is based on a novella from sci-fi author Harlan Ellison this picture is clearly dark in nature still it's blended with funny moments as it's a search trip and adventure thru a world of hunt and seek with the friendship between a boy and his dog taking over matters as that's the only plan to help both find the basics of food and companionship from the other sex. Overall good cult film to check out and watch and it's memorable for the fact that it's one of Don Johnson's very early works long before he became a household name.

utgard14 Interesting post-apocalyptic movie about a young man (Don Johnson) roaming around with his telepathic dog looking for food and sex. He meets a woman who lures him underground to a place that's unlike anything on the surface.The movie's written and directed by, of all people, western character actor L.Q. Jones. He adapted this from a Harlan Ellison short story. I haven't read the original so I don't know how much of this script is Ellison and how much is Jones. To be clear, the characterizations and dialogue are what make this movie entertaining. The story is nothing special, really. You've seen one post-apocalyptic movie, you've (at least partially) seen them all. It's a very repetitive subgenre of sci-fi. The idea here about the telepathic dogs only works so well because of the great dialogue in the film. Both the dog and Don Johnson's character are well-written and you care about them both throughout the movie. Well, maybe you care more about the dog. Anyway, it's not a bad movie despite some unpleasantness for the sake of the 'dread god realism.' Give it a shot if you like sci-fi of this type or just cult '70s movies in general.

geminiredblue Adapted from a short story by legendary sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison, A BOY AND HIS DOG is about a young man, named Vic, and his intelligent telepathic dog, named Blood. Together, they scout around in a post-apocalyptic desert. Scavenging for food and (maybe even more important for Vic) women. Vic's almost-insane single-minded pursuit of sex leads him at times to get into more than a few scrapes. Along the way, we're also introduced to a variety of odd characters. One of which, a self-appointed leader in animal skins and leather, forces his minions to pull him along on a hilariously large cart. Hmm, I wonder if the makers of Mad Max borrowed some ideas from this character?! Anyway, he then proceeds to have them dig for a hidden cache of food. At some point, Vic does in fact find a girl. But things don't turn out as expected, when she ropes him into a bizarre scheme to return to her underworld kingdom. The plot is at times hard to follow. That, combined with a general sense of weirdness and a somewhat chauvinistic attitude toward women, guaranteed that the film wouldn't be accepted by everyone. But it more than earns its cult status. The ending, while I won't give it away, does live up to the title.

Orion Gallagher If you've not seen this yet, stop reading and go see it. Now! Don Johnson's first movie is an amazing romp through the post apocalyptic landscape. A land full of mutants, telepathic dogs, and a young man that just needs to get laid. It's about the bond a boy and his dog have for each other. It's about loyalty.I won't try to bore you with the hows and whats. I only want to assure you this is not time wasted. I truly believe that once you've seen it, it will become one of your favorites. It will become a movie you'll want to share with your friends. Its a movie you'll someday want to share with your son.Are you still here? Go, watch it!