Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

LQ/Jaf
Directed by L.Q. Jones
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Shout! Factory)

Don Johnson scavenges a post apocalyptic landscape for food and women with the help of his dog, who he communicates with telepathically. One night after attending a drive in movie, he finds the girl of his dreams inside a bombed out basketball arena. However, she turns out to be bait sent from an underground civilization which needs him to keep their blood line going. Harlan Ellison's novella is brilliantly captured despite a limited budget. The underground world of "Topeka" is particularly frightening, where a despotic committee decides the fate of anyone not conforming to their conservative values.

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