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Subject: A BOY AND HIS DOG
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Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 11:12:13 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 26 11:12:13 1984
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rground city run by
velvet-gloved tyrants is far more plausible---if the middle-American middle
class is as witless as described by Ellison they'd have a hard time making a
going concern of an underground city.
   Granted, the original story had more emphasis on violence and less on sex;
the section in the [movie house], where a XXX film is just a prelude to the
adventure feature, is amusing. But Ellison was less unhappy about the film
\when it came out/ (emphasis important, as he's always trying to abandon his
past) than about any other film or TV project I've read/heard him talk about.
The one thing he really didn't like were some of the dog's lines; the dog was
modeled on a pet of his (see "Deathbird") and was [supposed] to be a complete
gentleman, without the MCPish traits he shows in the film.