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BOY AND HIS DOG, A (1976) Press kit

$375.00

Harlan Ellison (source) Vintage original press kit, USA. Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Jr., dir: L.Q. Jones; L. Q. Jaf. Quarto, 12 x 9″ (31 x 23 cm.), pictorial folder, 17 leaves of text, plus seven (7) 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) photos, of which 5 have long quibs attached (of which some are single page, and others multi-page). Folder shows moderate rubbing and edgewear, near fine.

Writer-director Harlan Ellison chose to release this film himself, rather than go through a normal distribution route. The result was that, although it had received acclaim at various film festivals, it got very minimal theatrical release — hence, original ephemera from it are seldom seen.

Ellison (of whom there is a portrait included in the folder) stated that this post-apocalyptic movie was one of the few adaptations of his work which was true to it. It was adapted from his 1969 novella, first published in NEW WORLDS