Product Description

Jason Robards, Don Johnson. A sci-fi black comedy about a young man in the post-apocalyptic future searching for food and women, accompanied by his telepathic dog. 1975/color/87 min/R/widescreen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31340 in DVD
• Brand: First RUN Features
• Released on: 2003-11-18
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .30 pounds
• Running time: 90 minutes

Amazon.com essential video
Closely adapted from the acclaimed novella by Harlan Ellison, this postapocalyptic black comedy has emerged as a cult favorite since its release in 1975, when Don Johnson was a relative unknown and still years away from TV stardom on Miami Vice. Here Johnson plays a young, libidinous loner named Vic who roams the postnuclear wasteland with his loyal dog, Blood, a remarkable hound with keen intelligence and the ability to telepathically communicate with his less-intelligent master. It's survival of the fittest, so food and sex are Vic's highest priorities, and he gets plenty of both when recruited into a mysterious underground society in desperate need of young fertile males. While Blood must fend for himself on the unfriendly surface, Vic realizes that he's an exploited prisoner and must escape to return to the canine friend he left behind. Thanks in large part to the sly wit of Blood (whose sarcastic voice is splendidly provided by Tim McIntire), this clever and disturbing film readily earns its lasting reputation as a low-budget classic, and features a funny yet chilling supporting role for Jason Robards Jr. --Jeff Shannon

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.