A Boy and His Dog story

movie: A Boy and His Dog (1975) · 1975-03-15

A teenage boy and his telepathic dog, who work together as a team in order to survive in the dangerous post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Southwestern United States.

14 total · 12 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
fabled land of goodness major The telepathic dog Blood was determined to find the legendary promised land of "Over the Hill" where above-ground utopias were said to exist, though Vic believed that they ought to make the best of what they have.
friendship major Vic and his telepathic dog Blood worked together as a team in order to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust.
infatuation major Vic and Quilla June Holmes copulated like rabbits.
love vs. friendship major Should Vic leave Blood on the surface to follow Quilla down underground at great risk to himself?
mass infertility major The subterranean townspeople lured Vic underground as part of a plot to harvest his sperm to be used to impregnate their womenfolk as the menfolk had become infertile owing to prolonged underground habitation.
master and pet major Vic and his pet police dog Blood worked together to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust.
nuclear holocaust major We learned that World War IV, a nuclear war which took place over a period of five days, destroyed civilization on Earth in 2007.
post-apocalyptic dystopia major The film is set in an alternate future in the year 2024 after a nuclear holocaust.
subterranean civilization major Vic discovered a strange small town American-like society of people living underground.
surviving in a wasteland major Vic and his telepathic dog struggled had to work together to survive in a post-nuclear holocaust wasteland.