A Boy and His Dog

About A Boy and His Dog

Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War IV, where survivors must battle for food and shelter in the desert-like wasteland. Vic and Blood eke out a meager existence, foraging for food and fighting gangs of cutthroats.

A Boy and His Dog is a 1975 comedy science fiction film directed by L.Q. Jones. The film is filed under post-apocalyptic future, desert, pets, and telepathy.

Don Johnson appears as Vic, Susanne Benton as Quilla June Holmes, Jason Robards as Lou Craddock, and Tim McIntire as Blood (Voice). Released in March 1975, it runs 91 minutes.

The screenplay is by L.Q. Jones. It is adapted from a novel. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix in the United States.

I Am Legend, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Dune make useful companions to A Boy and His Dog, all filed under dystopia. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 406 votes and it carries a R rating.