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From: chabot@miles.DEC (High Anxiety Workstations)
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Subject: Re: A Boy and His Dog
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Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 16:30:56 EDT
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> This is a midnight/college-circuit cult classic, and I think deservedly
> so: the somewhat tongue-in-cheek post-holocaust scenario, the talking
> dog (who for my money is the best character in the movie, Don Johnson
> [so that's who that was] notwithstanding), the decidedly motley crew
> led by Jason Robards that thrives underground, and a menacing robot 
> named Larry(?) -- folks, this is, bizarre as it is, one of the funniest
> movies I've ever seen. And that classic line at the end: one couldnt
> think of a more apt ending! I would rate this a must-see.

While the dog is intentionally the smartest and most worthwhile character in
the movie, the ending line is barbaric and abominable.  I believe the author
of the short story shares this opinion--it ain't in the story.

L S Chabot   ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot   chabot%amber.dec@decwrl.arpa