Director L.Q. Jones tells tales of his cult classic, 'A Boy and His Dog'
source: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/14/1875618/director-lq-jones-tells-tales.html#ixzz0lEnQS8Bx
-
-
- remanns
- added this
Veteran actor L.Q. Jones (“The Wild Bunch,” “Casino,” “A Prairie Home Companion”) has directed only one feature film, but it was a keeper.
Back in 1975, his “A Boy and His Dog” was a modest hit. It has been a cult favorite ever since.
But making and distributing the bleakly hilarious futuristic adventure was so exhausting that the 82-year-old Jones never directed a second film.
“Once I finished that picture, a whole bunch of offers were generated,” he said in a recent phone call from Los Angeles. “But I’d been working 21 hours a day, seven days a week for 2 1/2 years to make ‘A Boy and His Dog.’
“Did I want to direct another one? Hell, no.”
Still, Jones — his acting credits include 100 features and more than 400 TV appearances — remains proud of the picture. He’s bringing it to Kansas City FilmFest for a screening at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Tivoli theater.
Set in a post-nuclear wasteland, it stars a young Don Johnson as Vic, a nomad who lives for food and sex. Helping him find both is his dog Blood, a mutt he communicates with telepathically.
The joke is that Blood is the smartest character in sight.
“The dog is the only human,” Jones said. “Everybody else is an animal. Basically it’s a love story about this guy and his dog.”
The film is based on Harlan Ellison’s novella of the same name.
Read more:
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/14/1875618/director-lq-jones-tells-tales.html#...
Back in 1975, his “A Boy and His Dog” was a modest hit. It has been a cult favorite ever since.
But making and distributing the bleakly hilarious futuristic adventure was so exhausting that the 82-year-old Jones never directed a second film.
“Once I finished that picture, a whole bunch of offers were generated,” he said in a recent phone call from Los Angeles. “But I’d been working 21 hours a day, seven days a week for 2 1/2 years to make ‘A Boy and His Dog.’
“Did I want to direct another one? Hell, no.”
Still, Jones — his acting credits include 100 features and more than 400 TV appearances — remains proud of the picture. He’s bringing it to Kansas City FilmFest for a screening at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Tivoli theater.
Set in a post-nuclear wasteland, it stars a young Don Johnson as Vic, a nomad who lives for food and sex. Helping him find both is his dog Blood, a mutt he communicates with telepathically.
The joke is that Blood is the smartest character in sight.
“The dog is the only human,” Jones said. “Everybody else is an animal. Basically it’s a love story about this guy and his dog.”
The film is based on Harlan Ellison’s novella of the same name.
Read more:
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/14/1875618/director-lq-jones-tells-tales.html#...
-
- groups:
- Entertainment, Movies, Film, current cult, 1 more
-
- tags:
- Movies, Science Fiction, Dogs, Cult, 7 more
