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An offbeat, eccentric black comedy, A Boy and His Dog features strong dialogue and an oddball vision of the future.
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In spite of some clever ideas and a few well-wrought images, it seems too schematic and its satire too blunt. Jun 5, 2007 | Full Review…
In spite of some clever ideas and a few well-wrought images, it seems too schematic and its satire too blunt.
Dave Kehr
Jones' debut as a director nevertheless has a distinctive tang, as affably unprincipled as the series of villains he played for Sam Peckinpah. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
Jones' debut as a director nevertheless has a distinctive tang, as affably unprincipled as the series of villains he played for Sam Peckinpah.
It's got a unique... well, I was about to say charm, but the movie's last scene doesn't quite let me get away with that. Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It's got a unique... well, I was about to say charm, but the movie's last scene doesn't quite let me get away with that.
Roger Ebert
The good ideas are marred by awkwardness; the terrible ideas are redeemed somewhat by being, at least, unpredictable. May 21, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
The good ideas are marred by awkwardness; the terrible ideas are redeemed somewhat by being, at least, unpredictable.
Richard Eder
If it's weirdness that you're after, this cult film goes the whole nine yards. Oct 10, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review…
If it's weirdness that you're after, this cult film goes the whole nine yards.
Dennis Schwartz
The savage wasteland is believably captured, but a so-so movie completely goes off the rails once the action moves to an underground society. Aug 17, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The savage wasteland is believably captured, but a so-so movie completely goes off the rails once the action moves to an underground society.
Matt Brunson
A Boy and His Dog has won a cult following of its own for its offbeat, sardonic look into the future. Jun 5, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A Boy and His Dog has won a cult following of its own for its offbeat, sardonic look into the future.
Set on a desert landscape a while after a nuclear holocaust, the film is about a young man, played by Don Johnson, who has a telepathic bond with a dog, the latter basically being the smarter of the two. He helps the dog find food and the dog helps him sn Oct 14, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Set on a desert landscape a while after a nuclear holocaust, the film is about a young man, played by Don Johnson, who has a telepathic bond with a dog, the latter basically being the smarter of the two. He helps the dog find food and the dog helps him sn
Douglas Pratt
Despite memorable main characters, a half-decent take on an overused premise, and unforgettable scenes, the film's attitude and political stance haven't aged with grace. Jul 2, 2004 | Rating: 63/100
Despite memorable main characters, a half-decent take on an overused premise, and unforgettable scenes, the film's attitude and political stance haven't aged with grace.
Ryan Cracknell
"nifty little cult flick" Apr 9, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
"nifty little cult flick"
Jon Niccum
(No quote available.) Jan 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Jones's cameo during an open-air movie theater sequence is by far the most cinematic moment of this 1975 cult classic for boys who hate women. Dec 11, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Jones's cameo during an open-air movie theater sequence is by far the most cinematic moment of this 1975 cult classic for boys who hate women.
Eric Henderson
In the post-apocalyptic future survival in the barren wastes means searching for grub wherever you can, but a young man wants ... err ... more, if you know what I mean. A telepathic dog with a radar tuned for such sure comes in handy. What's the moral of the tale? True pulp sci-fi don't need no stinkin' moral. A cult classic with more questions than answers, but okay.
Super Reviewer
Great post-apocalyptic movie. Sure, it's low budget, but the idea of an intelligent talking dog and his goofy human sidekick (played by Don Johnson) was a great pairing. They got into some outright dangerous and naughty adventures. The adversaries were great too - from the rough scavenging humans and their vehicles on the surface to the murderous white-faced American townsfolk underground. It was low-budget, but very imaginative and entertaining. The ending was grotesque but hilarious.
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In the post-apocalyptic future, a loner uses his telepathic dog to search for scarce females. Strange, unique, and fun, with a perfect black finale; the implicit misogyny of the "pooches before cooches" message does take the movie down a notch, though.
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