Deliverance

Deliverance is a 1972 American dramatic thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the film as the Sheriff. The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman.

Four Atlanta businessmen, Lewis Medlock Burt Reynolds, Ed Gentry Jon Voight, Bobby Trippe Ned Beatty and Drew Ballinger Ronny Cox, decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness, expecting to have fun and witness the areas unspoiled nature before the fictional Cahulawassee River valley is flooded by construction of a dam. Lewis, an experienced outdoorsman, is the leader. Ed is also a veteran of several trips but lacks Lewis machismo. Bobby and Drew are novices.On Friday afternoon, the foursome, traveling in two cars, arrive at a poor, Appalachian residential area near the river. It is apparent the people are povertystricken and likely inbred. Lewis tries to find someone who can drive their cars to a take out point at Aintry to be picked up on Sunday. Drew, who has a guitar, engages a local boy with a banjo in a friendly duel. When Drew tries to shake the boys hand, he dismissively turns away. ........

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