A Boy And His Dog (1975) 6/10

I love post apocalyptic flicks and I like Don Johnson so I figured A Boy And His Dog could'nt lose. I was fairly right.

A Boy And His Dog is a film based on a novella by Harlan Ellison which is yet another plus to this film. In traditional Ellison style the film is filled with dark and sometimes crude humor that tickles me just fine. The film stars a very young Don Johnson as a surivor of a nuclear war during WWIV. Yeah they just skip WWIII and go straight to 4, pretty awesome huh? Don has a telepathic link with a highly intellegent dog and they set out in search of food and women. Eventually Don is lured underground to a secret community and becomes their love prisoner, dispensing his precious seed to the women of the colony. He breaks out and chases ensue.

The film moves along at a quick pace, never becomming slow or dull. The film makers use their limited budget wisely to create a pretty believable future work with only using a few props. The acting is pretty good too and the interaction between the main character and the dog is highly entertaining. Great low budget sci-fi flick to enjoy on a lazy afternoon.

One special note for this one: The ending makes the film. Don't give up before the very end, you won't be sorry.

Overall - 6/10