Deliverance Interviews (Ronny Cox, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds & Ned Beatty)
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- In a very special interview, CraveOnline's own Fred Topel sat down with the cast of John Boorman's Deliverance to celebrate the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray release of the classic film. Burt Reynolds talks about lying in "that friggin' canoe" for half the film, why Deliverance is the best film he ever made and his real thoughts on the production of Boogie Nights. Jon Voight describes working with real-life mountain men in the film. Ned Beatty describes the origin of his infamous "Squeal like a pig" sequence and finding a new audience with Toy Story 3. Ronny Cox laments the both of the upcoming Robocop and Total Recall remakes and describes the film's enduring power to affect male audiences.
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The Blu-ray edition of Deliverance is currently available online and at a video store near you. - Zábava
It's a shame that Deliverance is only known for that scene. The previous hour and a half of the movie were amazing.
I don’t agree. Imagine how hard, how compromising that scene was at that time in our world & for these particular actors?! 1972! The Rape scene is the primary conception point(no pun intended) for Deliverance, the struggle to be a MAN in the 1970’s, which was a very macho decade, was pivotal to the success of this film and Boorman cultivated the Authors words with precision. Its a far more important film than given credit for. Few grok the importance of the time period of the film and the culture it was birthed within. Every minute of Deliverance was unique and amazing. The film is like Ceililo Falls in the 1960’s, a rare beautiful spiritual place used by 1st Nations Cultures for thousands of years until the White man came & built dams that drowned the falls & the Spirit of the People who lived there completely out of being. Beneath thousands of hectares of water buried in a watery grave lives a dream of what North America once was,…the last frontier, a rare rugged beautiful place full of wildness and raw prehistoric beauty. Culture today lacks any rite of passage, it fails in its learning from its mistakes & more presciently we have lost out on our understanding of what nature truly is, it is everything! It is us!
@@BushyHairedStranger I never even considered any of this. Thank you for educating my ass.
@@BushyHairedStranger WTF are you babbling about?
@@Revelian1982 the more you know 🌈
@@IamN0-1 Rainbows!
Jon Voight is a gentleman, interviewer ignored him, but he didn't try to make a fuss about it.
Yeah, I'm sure the guy didn't have all the time in the world to ask questions, but it seems like Voight should have gotten more attention. He's arguably the best actor of the group.
I know right? I'm so annoyed, I can't believe it. Really annoying :(
I just googled Jon Voight to know more about what you said and "yuck". Still, they weren't there to talk about politics but art. If that ate up the journalist so much, he could've snick in a little comment while using the "message" of the movie or whatever. That would've been more interesting than acting a bit rude.
Especially considering he was the main star.
IMO -great men don’t hog the spotlight
They have No Need to do so!!
Robin Williams gave Ned Beatty the biggest compliment (in his standup routine) after he saw this movie. He said, Ned went WAAAY beyond the call of duty in the squeal like a pig scene. I agree. I doubt many actors -- or anybody else -- would have had the courage to do it. Hats off to Mr. Beatty!!!
Great Books of the Western Tradition ; Weird Al gave Ned a shout out in his song parody (Ned Beaty) Had the Hardest Part - after Tom Perry's hit song.
Especially since it was his first movie ever!
Dark Soul who?
He bent over backwards for that scene 😳
it didn't harm his career or mckinney;s. sometimes actors do a role and it ends it.
They're all legends, RIP Burt Reynolds. Yes, the interviewer was awful, Not one question for Voight.
It could an editing thing
Voight did answer one question given to the group about local actors in Deliverance.
@@alan30189 yeah you're right. But the editing helps the pacing and Burt Reynolds just passed away. Therefore, I think more people are more likely to focus on him for a better number of likes.
Mark Soquet, Jr - This was posted a long time ago, 2012.. Since the interviewer was asking Burt and Ned about some of their other work, he should’ve asked Voight about some of his other work also. That kind of sucked. So much attention is given to Burt, being the more popular star.
@@alan30189 it's a rerelease. It could be edited to showcase Burt Reynolds because he had just passed away
As old as I am, I saw Deliverance for the first time about 6 years ago. I had no idea what it was about. Nobody I knew had talked about and so when I did finally get to see it, it blew my mind.
Great film.
Really enjoyed the way the interviewer made sure to ask John Voight a lot of great questions.
Imagine getting these four legends together and asking Mickey Mouse to interview them!
Fred Topel ain't no Mickey Mouse.
😂
Exactly!
Mickey Mouse questions!!!
Legends lost their moment.
@@mcctravel I was wondering about that myself. I don’t know who the guy is, but, this was rather pathetic! Nothing like when they got the cast together from ‘The Godfather’….good host.
Gosh, on this, they all didn’t seem too enthused either! hmmmm. 🥱😏.
Mickey🐀
I saw Deliverance on the big screen in the 70's as a kid ... it was harrowing and never left me.
If you have never seen this film, stop right now and watch it. It is an epic, archetypical film of the everyman (Jon Voight), the fool (Ned Beatty), the wild man (Burt Reynolds), and the civilized man (Ronny Cox). They enter a situation where to survive, the everyman must draw upon his nascent wild man, his fool, and his civilized man. He must do this or he will die. Such an epic film.
That is such a good critique of what this was about. Anyone who watched this could relate to one of these characters, which made it such an intriguing movie.
@@tonysobina8390 Yes, I think it's about the life choices we make. Which character would we be?
I'd watch it but rape and all that? Nah...
What makes you think Beatty was playing a fool? I didn’t get that at all. He doesn’t handle the challenging outdoor activities as well as the others, but he didn’t do anything foolish that I can recall and I just finished watching it for probably the 5th or 6th time. In fact I’d say he was the 2nd most risk-averse after Cox’s character.
During this entire interview, watch how Voight has this "all knowing" and recognition of the event. You can see it in his eyes. He remains quiet, and humble, while he amongst them is the most acclaimed actor. The interviewer focuses on "Burt this," and "Burt that." Jon keeps his cool, quite impressively.
STFU, Kim.
Jon was the only real "down to earth" character in Deliverance, too. The contrast between Reynold's character and Voight's in the movie was part of what made it watchable, in my opinion.
Why did the interviewer somehow manage to seemingly dance around Voight? Besides being wayyy too short of an interview, the other three actors were asked about their past projects or present roles. But, Jon? Fail.
Plus he’s a HUGE TRUMP
FAN 😃😃😃😃🇺🇸
@@tablature6121 absolutely ....and while they were as far apart as east and west ..they seemed like they had the closes relationship of all the guys
Good job completely ignoring Jon Voight - get a clue next time.
The only reason I decided to come on here to post.
Hollyweird will never produce this caliber of actors or film again. These MEN are legends, a dying breed. I am glad I was alive and got to witness greatness when it was REAL. RIP Burt, I hope you are with all your favorite pals in the beyond. God Bless all these guys.
Terrible questions. Can you guys send an adult next time?
And a man next time
Instead of a little weasel 🐀
Yeah, this kid is an idiot!
The minute I heard the voice I knew
Seriously.
This is one of the best movies ever made, with some of the best actors, being interviewed by the worst fucking interviewer ever.
These guys were incredible in that movie. Brando and Lee Marvin were the ones who were offered the major roles for this movie, but Marvin decline and told Boorman (director) to go with younger actors. Brando and Marvin were both 48, Burt was 36 and Jon 34 at that time. No one could've done better in these roles than these guys.
Brando would have sunk the canoe.
It was great to see these 4 together again.. Ronny Cox is 82.. Jon Voight is 82 and Ned Beatty is 83. R.I.P. Burt Reynolds you are truly missed.
I always thought Ned Beatty was older than the other guys.
I did not know that Ronny Cox was still alive. I had heard that he died on Mars.
The interviewer did not direct one question to John Voight.
Just Ronny and Jon left from the gang. RIP Burt and Ned x Thank you for your contribution to one of the greatest films of all time 📽🎬
so f HAPPY to see the original cast reunited 40 years later
+JoeTyler85 The best!
Yeah, and they don't show egos wrestling for best camera angle, upstaging one another, etc.
Jon Voight is probably the most accomplished Actor of the bunch and they didn't ask him ONE QUESTION!
Good point. He wasn't asked a direct question.
Its because he's a republican.
I was just "flying off the handle" a bit regarding that!!!!!
Being a God-loving patriotic American sometimes has it's price.
LOL...That's so funny. Another snowflake playing victim.
Deliverance has that power that The Deer Hunter has. The kind of movie that is so visceral. I can't eat while watching these kind of movies. The emotional exhaustion is quite physical; as the viewer, you feel in your gut the struggle to survive and the strength of alliances.
Kav Kaz you are odd
@@captainkknuckles4067 1 to 41 - YOU'RE the "odd" one.
Well put!
I get that there is power in 'the Deer Hunter'(saw it recently), but 'Deliverance' is a superior film in every way. it's kept as simple as paddling down a river. as danger keeps us on the edges of our seats. I'm still amazed that the author handles acting so well. THAT was a suspenseful scene. they wanna get the hell out of there, and this Sherriff is full of questions.
The interviewer was HORRIBLE. What about Jon Voight?????? He is an awesome actor, one who never gets the credit he deserves.
+David Topchiev Don't forget Midnight Cowboy ;)
Jon Voight even made his character in Anaconda stand out really good, mysterious and kind of creepy with that Cajun accent. Great character, but terrible movie IMO.
donna cargile am I the only one who Jon in deliverance reminded me of Val Kilmer in tomb stone? The way they talk seems so similar to me
donna cargile that's the genius of it!
The interviewer was too focused squealing like a piggy since he does that a lot.
The interviewer hopefully has other career options. Terrible job with such great material.
To get these guys together, and then, ask them lousy questions. Ugh.
Hey..cut the interviewer a break. It was his first interview of the day, of the first interview of his career, on the first network that he's ever been on and the way he's going....the only network he's ever gonna be on lol
lol. thumbs up.
Russell Garr ha ha
Not the best interviewer (sorry if he looks at the comments) but he did his best. And all four of the actors were very kind and respectful to him.
I do believe Burt gave the interviewer a slap in the face as soon as they yelled "cut."
So much potential for a great interview...
Probably the best actor there didnt even get asked a question.
5:36 Jon Voight scoffs at the fact that the interviewer has bypassed him yet again.He said in an interview that in the dinning room scene at the boarding house it was an easy scene to evoke tears in.He knew that the food was prepared by the folks at the table for that scene,and understood the labor involved in bring it to the table. He focused on the fact the extras were down to earth local folks.They were kind to the crew and he was touched by their humbleness.
it's down right appalling
It's not the complete interview. Jon was asked many questions
I'm a woman and this is one of my favourite movies. One of those movies that, when it comes on TV, I'll stop whatever I'm doing to watch it. All of these guys are a few years short of 80 years old. So, if they look frail, that's why.
It is sad that the film is only remembered for some banjo music and the male rape scene, because the film was so much more that those two elements.
When they started talking about stunts I thought "finally a question for Voight", who climbed the canyon wall.
But noooo ...
4 brilliant actors and one classic movie !
To have all these actors together .... WHERE did they get the terrible announcer? Holy cow. Missed opportunity to talk with these guys.
Man same thing I was thinking.
Another soy-boy Hollywood hires who doesn't deserve the job.
Has to be the worst interview as far as questions go that I have ever seen.
Ned Beatty has been deceased since Covid 19. Jon Voigt and Ronny Cox is still here.
I love Jon Voight!! Great movie!! One of my sons favorite movies!
This was my favorite role Burt ever played. I wanted to see this character again in another film. Burt brought an intensity to that character that made you believe when he went into action, nothing was going to stop him.
John Voight sat in front of me on a plane, then we get off he's in front of me on line and I couldn't muster myself to say a word to him. But he's an incredible actor.
Burt was amazing in this movie and so was everyone else.
I love how they're specifically there to talk about Deliverance.
And then the interviewer begins asking about other films
I would like to meet Ned someday, he could always play such a convincing character no matter which roll he did.
Sooo true! Awesome actor
@@Larsen3306 He sadly passed away last year at 83. RIP Lotso Huginbear
What happened to a quality interview? So much is not spoken. Jon Voight, you are truly a legend and a Godly man! Burt, I remember some great Gunsmoke movies also.
I read “Deliverance” when I was in high school and it was an excellent book. I reread it and enjoyed it just as much the second time.
Have to read it. Who’s the author?
Deliverance just aired today on TCM in 2020 and that movie holds up very well to this day. I wanted to hear more from the actors, the interview was too short, but it was good to see the entire cast and Ned Beatty is a very good actor and they also aired Network which Ned Beatty was also in and he was so different in this role than he was in Deliverance. He was powerful in Network. All of them are very good actors, they are solid and they make excellent movies.
I saw it when I was ten years old. I experienced the "Squeal like a pig!" scene as something very intense, but I didn't fully comprehend what was going on. For years I could insert the words "Squeal like a pig!" into a crowd of people with immaculate timing although I still didn't fully comprehend the reference. Some years into my adulthood i saw the scene again, "OMG!" :D
That scene still scares the shit out of me no matter how many times I see it. The whole movie was amazing. Yes Burt, it was the best film you ever did. I love you in it❤️
WOW!!! How rude to not include Jon Voight in conversation!!
Still on my personal top ten films of all time. Brilliant editing and acting. If this were made today, the white water scenes would be much more intense but they didn't have the cgi effects back then so it was magnificently filmed for its time.
Wait a minute. Are you saying fake white water scenes would have been better than the real ones they got? This is where we are today. People would rather have over-the-top CGI phony crap that has no soul instead of the risk and effort that went into getting real white water on film!
Why is it that they don't make movies like this anymore? I realize I'm getting old but not every movie has to be that sci-fi crap! Enough already.
And congrats to these gents and John Boorman for delivering such a gem of a movie.
Because lib-run Hollywood and the media are too pathetic and thin-skinned to make films like this now.
This also has a lot to do with the book, written by James Dickey, which I read in High school. There are high quality films being made out there but people have to go and see them. See the film, Winter Bone. It was Jennifer Lawrence's first film and all her experience of growing up in Kentucky was on display.
That movie disturbed me soooo much. It was so real. That combination is why the movie was great
Peter, I totally agree. You have four very talented actors who performed their own stunts. A great director. A very well written story and a wonderful location. Now a days you have young models who can't act. CGI instead of stunt work and ego instead of talent.
I still have people my age who ask me if I've seen the latest spiderman, batman, wonder woman, aquaman, etc, film..
Wow! Legendary actors all in one sitting! Love it
Deliverance revolutionized the action/adventure genre for me when I first saw it and, even if I had to view it more than once to appreciate that, I'm glad it did. Deliverance was to action/adventure what Blade Runner was to SF, The Crying Game to drama and Pulp Fiction to comedy.
Thank you all, Jon, Burt, Ned and Ronny for Deliverance. 🛶
Happy 80th Birthday Jon Voight
One of my favorite movies. ❤ A great ensemble cast. Best film of 1972 in my opinion. Ned should have been Oscar nominated. He was excellent throughout as was Burt.
Just saw this movie the other night. What a powerful film. The level of commitment by the cast & crew was amazing. No CGI here, folks. That really is these four guys going down those rapids. That really is Jon Voight scaling that cliff. No studio would insure them. Guess you could get away with that in the 70's. Would never happen nowadays. And Burt, youda man! He brings a magnificent virile presence to this movie reminiscent of Gable in the 30's.
These guys are legends. Sure do miss Burt.
THERE JUST ACTORS! YOU THROW THESE TITLES AROUND LIKE ITS REALLY TRUE 😴
Ed: I thought they'd surely kill us
Lewis: They would have!,, would have for sure.
scene sends chills up my spine every time i watch it
Amazing actors
Lone Wolf )
Deliverance is the film I always return to. Every actor is incredible and the message holds up today. Brilliant.
Still a movie that stands the test of time. Thanks guys!
Four excellent actors, the most accomplished as far as classic, great movies is Jon Voight. This interviewer barely even spoke to him, asked him questions, or even referenced his work. He should have asked the Midnight Cowboy a few questions about the film "Deliverance" or some of his other work.
Time will never erase the iconic history of these 4 outstanding men!
At the time that the movie was made, Burt was in the best shape of all of the four and that's what makes this interview so sad. RIP Burt.
Burt Reynolds has at times in his career been the butt of the joke, but here he's intelligent, articulate, enlightening and a gentleman.
70% of the questions to me weren't even about the film
I saw a print of Deliverance on the big screen in the early 90's. The print was in pretty bad shape and made Vilmos' day for night stuff look crazy. Even so, the film held up really well and still left the audience stunned. As we quietly walked out, I joked that it was the feel good movie of '72 and everyone relaxed.
THANK YOU MR. RONNY COX!! You've deliberately hit the nail right on the head for speaking the truth of leaving the original material the Fuck alone directed by Paul Verhoven's ROBOCOP & Total Recall
tremendous acting by all four of these actors....they all should have won awards for their performances in this film...
Great movie...especially in the 70's...really groundbreaking and authentic.
Interview overlooked Jon Voight!
i’ve seen the director’s uncut version of this film. it’s even more fantastic. 🙈🙉
How come there was not one question for Jon Voight? Arguably the most accomplished actor in the bunch..
Probably because he's so boring and uncharismatic that he can get lost in a crowd of one.
They should ask Jon Voight some questions too. He got a real purty mouth aint he :D:D:D
Yeah, he's the best actor in the group (not by much) and they asked him squat.
I loved Voight in "Heat," even though it was a minor character. His intensity made it a KEY character.
+Joe Ford Jesus, you killed me man. Get me the coroner.
They don't make Great Films like this anymore.
Ned Beatty should have one an academy award!
The interview may not have been a great example BUT these guys make this sitting.
They are all legends in the industry and have made some excellent films, what is so very good about this occasion is that they are all there together talking about one of their greatest movies AND one of the most entertaining movies of all time.
He was good in Deliverence RIP Burt.
why was Jon Voight ignored?
Almost 50 years later and this movie is more relevant than ever.
Poor interviewing
To describe the interviewing as "poor" is being kind.
yes, this was certainly Burts' finest moment as an actor...they were all great
4:43 - Could not agree more. Well said, Ronny.
On the TV show "King of Queens", Jerry Stiller is watching a movie on his television. Another character walks in and he says, "Okay, I'll be right with you". Before he shuts off the set he shakes his head in admiration and says, "Nobody squeals like Mr. Ned Beatty".
Many years ago, I saw *Straw Dogs* and *Deliverance* weeks apart and they instantly became linked forevermore in my mind, not just because of their temporal proximity of release, but because of the similar feel and overlapping themes of the two movies. It was only much later that I discovered that Peckinpah was slated to direct the Duelling Banjos classic, before Boorman took the reins of that film. Whatever, both great films and both starkly showing to humanity just how thin that crispy veneer of ‘civilisation’ really is.
We need a longer interview. Jon didn't say anything. I love this movie as well as many of the movies that all of the actors have done.
Only 7 minutes? I would have made this an hour long interview.
They probably only gave this guy 7 minutes. He's an unknown, right?
These are set up for publicity purposes. The poor actors have to sit there and listen to the same questions over and over, or inane ones, and make 'em look fresh and insightful.
Or, like poor Jon Voight, sit there with nothing to do, but look interested.
It might interest you to know that both Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight voted for Trump. Asshat.
Obscure Entertainment This is only a segmant. It was longer.
No kidding! Jon Voight is like, "Can I get anyone water?"
thats because he is a small time piece of shit interviewer.
Jon Voight is one of the best actors ever, and also a terrific person. The interviewer snubbed him.
So hard to watch bt so glad I didn't miss it 1 of my fave scenes is John Voight trying to act like all is normal at the dinner with the town folks n remembering all he'd been thru n breaking dwn. Such a compelling scene
Alot of nuance in this film. You can watch it a hundred times and draw something different from it each time. I think it is classic Americana. The rape scene at the time, was so utterly shocking that it hit raw nerves at the time. But, it does help clarify that rape isn't about sex, it's about power and control. I take my hat of to the actors and everyone involved in creating this film. It is in my collection and I still watch it regularly. A brilliant, brilliant film. I wish the interviewer had asked John Voight some questions though. His character in my opinion was the most thought provoking in the film. Sure Burt Reynolds tends to get the most attention, but the next time you watch the film, pay particular attention to John Voight's character. Complex yet simple, and he nailed it.
R.I.P. Burt!
Talk about an ensemble cast...all four gave brilliant performances, one of the alltime best of all their careers
This interview was a slap in the face to Jon Voight.
This movie is a masterpiece!💝
beatty looks almost the same as he did in the movie, cept for the beard.
Amazing how he was the least attractive of the 4 but now he looks the best. LOL.
Ronny Cox speaking for the human race on the subject of Hollywood remakes. Well said.
Thats's the best interviewer they could find for an historic reunion.
Burt looked in great shape in the film yet he looks the most fragile one here out the 4 of them now, great to see them all still alive though 40 years on.
youre a sonofabitch Callahan,.running rough shod over the city torturing suspects, threatening witnesses buggering nubile piglets..
Callahan, you're a walking friggin' combat zone! People have a nasty habit of getting dead around you!
And when you're 68, I'm sure you'll look 24.
Not trying to knock you. I was just thinking of 40 years of aging. Even my own 40 years.
Joe Smith Clint is 78 and looking good. heck lam 62 and he has more hair than me and gets more pussy too without a doubt..
Interviewer's technique: read a list of questions. That's it.
This is one of my favorite movies. The amazing way in which burt and jon's role changed after burt was incapacitated will stay with me forever. In addition, we were fortunate enough to raft down this river.
Too bad for most what they remember is THAT scene. Like you, what stuck with me was Jon, do-the-right-thing-believe-in-the-establishment-can't-bring-himself-to-kill-a-deer Jon, climbing the cliff and killing the threat, a guy doing what he has to do, when there's no other option. The law, the establishment cease to exist. THAT'S the visceral part of the film for me.
That was a great interview Unforgettable
Pretty good interview, but the interviewer totally ignores Jon Voight and his work. Voight had a pretty illustrious career himself, with Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home, etc. but the interviewer mostly focused on Toy Story and the Bandit when discussing their past successes.
Yeah; why ignore Voight?
Because Jon Voight ist better than these 3 actors. His level is uppon this and he gave them chance for explanation
I agree. Jon Voight as Howard Cosell and as FDR showed a range few would have thought he was capable of. The interviewer missed a big opportunity.
KutWrite
I'm sure the idiot conducting this disgrace of an interview came to the meeting completely unprepared and knew exactly jack and shit about the actor's other work outside of "Deliverance". Even reference to Reynold's film "Boogie Nights" came up from Reynolds referencing it.
That’s because Burt and Ned. Are well known .
Chris Farley was a better interviewer. "Hey remember that time you were in the Beatles? That was cool..."
Great interview. The guys look and sound great! The best!
Appalling interview. Deliverance is such a deep and iconic movie it deserved more respect than focussing on a rape scene or superficial questions about Burt Reynolds’ career (and Burt graciously giving the credit to the movie)