I'm almost through watching this classic 70's nihlist sci-fi film (it's taken me almost a semester to watch it). I think there's a lot to commend in this picture, particularly the lack of sentimentality about the lead Vic and his dog Blood. Vic is basically a trigger-happy rapist in waiting, while Blood undercuts everything you've ever believed about what dogs think of humanity. I think the film's cult status stems in large part from the director's refusal to bow to pressure and turn this film into safe family fluff, a la Buck Rogers and The Black Hole. A Boy and His Dog is probably the last great classic of 70's sci-fi film, before Star Wars and Alien came around and ruined everything.
