Title: A Boy and His Dog
Year: 1975
Genres: Science Fiction; Comedy; Drama; Post-Apocalyptic
Director: L. Q. Jones

Cast:

• Don Johnson as Vic
• Susanne Benton as Quilla June Holmes
• Jason Robards as Lou Craddock
• Alvy Moore as Dr. Moore
• Tim McIntire as the voice of Blood
• Tiger as Blood

Synopsis:

In a scorched, post-nuclear America of 2024, 18-year-old Vic survives by scavenging the wasteland with his telepathic dog Blood, who guides him to food and women in exchange for companionship. Their cynical partnership unravels when Quilla June, a young woman, briefly joins them and entices Vic into the underground society of “Downunder,” a bizarre biosphere masquerading as the idyllic mid-20th-century United States. Blood’s warnings go unheeded as Vic pursues carnal pleasures, only to discover that the city’s utopian sheen hides sinister reproductive practices. Torn between loyalty to his dog and his own desires, Vic must confront the brutal realities of both surface and subterranean worlds.

Trivia:

• Won the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
• The dog “Blood” was played by a canine named Tiger; scenes of him limping were created using a rubber band on his paw.
• Based on Harlan Ellison’s 1969 novella; Ellison later criticized the film’s final line as a departure from his original ending.