Review of A Boy and His Dog (1975) by Laken B — 28 Jan 2008
The film's tagline, " A rather kinky tale of survival" is a pretty accurate description. Honestly, I think it's the only way that I can describe it. Directed and adapted by L.Q. Jones, a Peckinpah regular, it tells the story of Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood; though the fact that the dog is smarter than Don Johnson really isn't that hard to believe.
.. but alas I digress. It follows Vic and Blood as they attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Blood assists Vic in survival by helping him find the necessities in life: food and sex,wherever he can get either of them (very much like some people I know today).
Anyway, it is a woman (of all things) that lures Vic into this secret underground world where the people are way too happy and wear too much clown make-up. Oddly enough, Jason Robards turns in a bizarre performance as the people's leader who wants to use Vic for his own sinister reasons.
This black comedy is certainly well worth a look.... even if it's just to see Robards in clown make-up.
This review of A Boy and His Dog (1975) was written by Laken B on 28 Jan 2008.
A Boy and His Dog has generally received positive reviews.
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