Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards
Closely adapted from the acclaimed novella by Harlan Ellison, this post-apocalyptic black comedy has emerged as a cult favorite since its release in 1975, when Don Johnson was a relative unknown and s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Stats: 510 reviews
A strange but wonderful film with one of the greatest endings in cinema history. It?s a buddy movie for people with a dark sense of humour!
Post-apocalyptic cult classic that looks as though it were filmed entirely at your local landfill. A little too sophomoric for my taste but it has it's moments.
It's like Mad Max meets the Shaggy Dog, with some people eating thrown in. If Don Johnson isn't the most lovable drifter you'll ever see, then I'm a Vermishious Kanid.
In this movie Don Johnson is looking for a heart beat and a woman to rape. I guess in a post apocolytic world its an ok thing to do.
If you enjoy seventies Dystopian science fiction, you could do a lot worse than to catch this little post-atomic-holocaust story, A Boy and His Dog. I could hardly call myself a Don Johnson fan, but he's not bad as Vic the boy, roaming the wasteland with a most unlikely canine fr...( read more)
This surely is one of the strangest post-nuclear movies that I have seen so far. The movie is about a boy who can telepatically talk with his dog and so they try to make their way and survive. I very much liked the first part of the movie, that reminded me hugely of the 90ties-co...( read more)
Now here's an imaginative apocalyptic sci-fi story. I applaud the writer for the protagonist's decision at the end. It's a tough choice to make the big head do the thinking for the little head, but loyalty is more important than lust. A real gem for the unconventional viewer.
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