Vic (Don Johnson), survivor of atomic holocaust, wanders hungrily across the bleak desert landscape in search of cans of food buried deep in radioactive ash. His telepathic dog, Blood (Tim McIntire) depends on Vic for food, but Vic needs Blood to find him something much more scarce: female companionship. The bedraggled duo eventually discover an underground society of survivors, called "Down Under," where they have reproduced the look of pre-apocalypse Americana but with frighteningly totalitarian politics. A cult black comedy based on the novella by Harlan Ellison.
Theatrical Release: November 1975
DVD Features:
Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. LQ Jones - Director
Original and Reissue Theatrical Trailers
Voice
Tim McIntire: American Actor
Source Writer
Harlan Ellison: Science-Fiction author
Review 1:
"...A likable celebration of friendship among the ruins." -- Rating: A
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.71 07/28/1995
Review 2:
"[I]t's a smart, maverick thing. The dog rules."
Source: Uncut
p.140 05/01/2005