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- 1975
- R
- LQ/JAF
- 1 h 31 m
- 1975
- R
- LQ/JAF
- 1 h 31 m
Summary A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Directed By: L.Q. Jones
Written By: Harlan Ellison, Wayne Cruseturner, L.Q. Jones
- 1975
- R
- LQ/JAF
- 1 h 31 m
- 1975
- R
- LQ/JAF
- 1 h 31 m
A Boy and His Dog
68
6.9
Where to Watch
Summary A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Directed By: L.Q. Jones
Written By: Harlan Ellison, Wayne Cruseturner, L.Q. Jones
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Though the film may not have one decent character, A Boy and His Dog (rereleased after a six-year moratorium) manages to be a likable celebration of friendship among the ruins.
A Boy and His Dog is an unruly daydream capped with a surprisingly jet-black acknowledgment of humankind’s genetic destiny to ruin itself.
A Boy and His Dog is worth seeing if only just for the bizarre turns of phrase tossed around between the rag-tag pair.
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.
The execution doesn't quite enliven the premise, but there's still enough enjoyably offbeat moments here to make this one worth digging up.
The film is riddled with an unmistakably misogynistic bent, and can’t be bothered to supply one single likable soul.
A Boy and His Dog lacks the density of a Peckinpah film—in spite of some clever ideas and a few well-wrought images, it seems too schematic and its satire too blunt.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.9
60% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.9
60% Positive
6 Ratings
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40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hugo Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• 1 Nomination
