Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapted by James Dickey from his 1970 novel of the same name. The film was a critical and box office success, earning three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations.
Plot
Four Atlanta businessmen—Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger—decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness before it is dammed. Lewis, an avid outdoorsman, is the leader; Ed has been on several trips but lacks Lewis's ego, while Bobby and Drew are novices. En route to their launch site, the men (Bobby in particular) are rude towards the locals, who are hostile to the "city boys". At a local gas station, Drew, with his guitar, engages a young banjo-playing boy in a musical duel ("Dueling Banjos"). The duel is mutually enjoyable, and some of the locals break into dance at the sound of it. However, the boy does not acknowledge Drew when prompted for a friendly handshake.
Awards
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author | James Dickey John Boorman |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | Appalachian Mountains Atlanta |
director | John Boorman |
editor | Tom Priestley |
events | revenge |
genre | adventure drama thriller |
keywords | appalachia bow and arrow break in city boy dead man double murder dueling banjos ego egocentrism femur force gas station held at gunpoint morning mountain man mountain men murder charge northern georgia wilderness nothing rape river rock small town stab stalk |
musicBy | Eric Weissberg |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture |
producer | John Boorman |
productionCompany | Elmer Enterprises |
publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
recordedAt | Georgia North Carolina South Carolina |
theme | gothic rape and revenge survival |