Product Description
World War IV has ravaged Earth, and its survivors must battle for food, shelter and companionship in a post-atomic wasteland. This classic sci-fi tale follows the exploits of a young man, Vic (Don Johnson), and his telepathic dog, Blood, as they struggle through the barren wilderness. In the midst of their meager existence, foraging for scraps of food and battling ruthless gangs, Vic and Blood encounter a young woman who lures them into a surreal city deep beneath the earth?s surface.
Based on the award-winning novella by acclaimed science-fiction author Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is a dark, twisted and sometimes comical trip through a post-apocalyptic reality in the not-too-distant future.
Review
The film's dark, edgy satire is refreshingly dry... enchantingly devoid of both sentimentality and didacticism, instead it juxtaposes the desolate, rubble-strewn surface, and the surreal, silent-majority underground. Which world is stranger? Ellison reportedly stated that 'A Boy and His Dog' is one of the best adaptations of his work. --SciFi.com
A funny nightmare... It is alive with invention. --Los Angeles Times
Brilliantly grotesque! --The New York Times
About the Actor
Johnson was born in Flat Creek, Missouri, the son of a farmer and a beautician. As a kid, he wanted to become a professional bowler. Later, after a few brushes with the law at a young age, he discovered acting. After working on stage for a while, he ventured into films and television, but was not able to break out into stardom despite among other things starring in the sci-fi cult classic A Boy and His Dog (1975). In the 1970s, he met Melanie Griffith and they started living together despite the fact that she was only 14 and he was 22. In 1976, they married, but it did not last long. They married again in 1989, but divorced in 1996.
About the Director
Tall, sandy haired, mustachioed actor from Texas born Justus McQueen, who adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). Jones, with his craggy, gaunt looks, first appeared in minor character roles in plenty of WWII films including The Young Lions (1958), The Naked and the Dead (1958), Hell Is for Heroes (1962) and Battle of the Coral Sea (1959). However, 1962 saw him team up with maverick director Sam Peckinpah for the first of Jones' five appearances in his films. R
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