quietearth [DVD News 05.15.13] post apocalyptic scifi adventure



Yes people this is actually happening. Shout! Factory are releasing a Blu-ray for 1975′s A Boy and His Dog (aka Apocalypse 2024).

For most of you, the film needs no intro, but for the rest of you, A Boy and His Dog is the story of a boy and his telepathic dog who work together as a team in the post-apocalyptic world.


Written and Directed by L.Q. Jones and starring Don Johnson, Susanne Benton and Jason Robards, the film is considered a classic of 70s satirical cinema as well as the PA genre.

Based on the award-winning novella by acclaimed science-fiction author Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is a dark, twisted and sometimes comical trip through a post-apocalyptic reality in the not-too-distant future.

Here is a look at the reverse cover that is included in the set:

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redsquid (9 years ago) Reply

No thanks- I'm waiting for the 2015 remake. This is a great story, but the original film's lack of CGI and reliance on story over spectacle just leaves me cold. Here's to hoping we get Vin Diesel as Vic and a CGI cyborg pit bull as Blood. I'm sure that's how Ellison envisioned it.
(sarcasm)

agentorange (9 years ago) Reply

lol you almost had me there.

redsquid (9 years ago) Reply

C'mon- you know you want Megan Fox as Quilla June!
Seriously though- this film was my intro to PA cinema. I first saw it on Showtime in a cheap motel on a road trip with my father many years ago. I'm sure I've watched it close to a hundred times.

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