WTF Happened to Deliverance?
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- John Boorman's Deliverance arguably has two signature scenes. One is harmless enough, the "duelling banjos" sequence where a young Ronny Cox goes up against a local banjo-picking country boy played by Billy Redden, although it has a foreboding end. The second sequence, which gave rise to the term "squeal like a pig," has lived on in nightmares for the entire half-century since this film made its theatrical debut in 1972. But, while everyone knows those scenes, Boorman's white-knuckle thriller is often dismissed, and in this episode of WTF Happened to this Movie, we dig into the Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds-led classic.
Deliverance tells the tale of some Atlanta businessmen who decide to canoe down a river in the Georgia wilderness before it gets damned. They are led by Reynolds' Lewis, a swaggering, macho outdoorsman. Jon Voight's Ed is his best friend, a more casual outdoorsman, while Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox are their city slicker pals. After a disastrous run-in with forest-dwelling psychos leads to much squealing, the group must fend for themselves in the dangerous wilderness. This becomes especially dangerous once Lewis is brutally sidelined and Ed must become the team's alpha male.
If you haven't seen it, Deliverance stands the test of time as one of the best action-thrillers of the seventies and also works terrifically well as a horror movie. It's arguably the most significant role of Burt Reynolds' career (along with Boogie Nights) and a film whose impact should not be ignored. In this episode of WTF, we explain how dangerous the actual shooting was, with Reynolds and much of the cast nearly losing their lives due to the stuntwork, while the director had his hands full dealing with the alcoholic, macho author whose book the film was based on.
Do you think Deliverance stands the test of time? Let us know in the comments!
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Not just a classic movie, but a slow burn suspense film as well. An absolute must see for anyone who loves movies.
Absolutely. And so scary, for me, that I only watched it once, lol!
Incredible casting. The cinematography was amazing. A true classic.
" An absolute must see for anyone who loves
his ass integrity"
id never heard of it until i moved to ohio from ky and it seams only thing people know about ky up there is this movie, give us a bad rap !!!!!! we aint banging sisters , cousins yes but...but....later
Any similar(slow adventure horror) movies like this ?
I was in the Navy when I first saw this movie aboard ship. Never have I seen so much squirming in seats by so many men. No maniacs in masks, no undead killers and no CGI. And it scares. That's how good movies are made.
Same here. USN 1971-1975.
One thing that people may not notice is there is pretty much zero background music the entire movie , just a few scenes . It adds a huge amount of tension and realism to so many of the scenes .
It was a very smart movie. We saw events almost entirely only through the eyes of the canoeists. Was the guy played by R. Cox shot or not? They can't decide. Did they kill the right guy standing on the cliff, or didn't they? When Beatty's character notices that the corpse's teeth look different & asks Voight's character if he shot the right guy, Voight shoves the corpse in Beatty's face & demands "You tell me!" The guys who fought in Vietnam could no doubt relate. They really didn't know who the enemy was.
interesting. had forgotten
Well everyone that watched this video knows it.
Yeah, it makes it feel like it's the first "found footage" genre.
like when i was glued to mel Gibson's apocalypto and didn't realise no one spoke a word in the entire movie, wow so good
This movie is more entertaining than just that scene. The paddling down the river and Dueling Banjos were awesome moments.
It was a great trip, up until they met those 2 in the woods! lol
The whole movie is good.
It is, but that man-getting-raped scene sure is the attention hog of the film. Pun intended.
@@WaterborneCamper You mean Ben&Dover??? L0L
@@bl8388 SQUEAL!!!!!!
A True Classic!! 👍👌😊🍁♈
RIP Burt Reynolds and Ned Batetey 😔
Ned Beatty.
Batetey?
I rented this once, thinking it would be an adventure movie. Boy, was I in for a surprise.
Oh yes
Yes, same with me and Brokeback Mountain . A good ol fashioned Cowboy Adventure that I watched with my Grandpa.
@@shadowaccount wholesome.
@@shadowaccount Oh Boy 😅
One of those adventures that stays with you, forever.
One of the best films of all time. You can’t think of the 70’s without it. Classic
I saw Deliverance in 1972. I was 15 and I was petrified. It absolutely falls into the Horror genre. One of the best movies ever made. I ran right out and bought the 45 and played it to death. Thanks for posting!!
I still have my 45 of it too.
I was the same age and since it was rated R I needed an accompanying adult to get in. So I had my mom take me and a friend. We made her sit in a different row of course but imagine watching that scene with your mom in the room. Yike.
I remember that Dueling banjos was a top 40 hit, the constantly played it on the radio. And if you think that movie petrified you, I was in the Boy scouts at the time and we went on a canoe trip down the Delaware river, imagine doing that after seeing that movie LOL We went in April and froze my balls off, and if THAT wasn't enough of a freak out, the day before we went we found out some guys drowned.
So did I...also at 15!
I was five in 1972... I didn't see it until my mid thirties, but I agree: This is a horror film and a dang good one at that👍👍. I bet you like the shining as well. Have you ever seen the TV show of the shining? Pretty scary for TV for that time period. They don't make'em like they used too.
One of Burt Reynolds best movies. He did his own stunts..
I read he actually busted his tail bone going over the falls so when you see him laying by the side of the river in a lot of pain while Jon Voight was climbing the cliff, he wasn't acting
@@KaBoomChannel I have Burt Reynolds book that he wrote before he died. BTW, if interested there’s a man named Jerry Skinner that does great videos of old actors, etc. He had one on Burt. Skinner had a very Southern accent, has a big following. Take care!
The tension in that scene, when Reynolds waits for that dude to take the rifle....then let's it fly 🏹 KILLSHOT!!!! 🎯 AWESOME film making! HORRIFYING SCENE!
Burt Reynolds best role.
@@gregoryhagen8801 Longest Yard (Original) is good as well.
especially if you've ever hunted with a bow. nothing like that hollow "THUNK" sound of deflating lungs.
The reason why this film succeeds is its faithfulness to the novel.
dueling banjos is a scene of movie gold..once seen never forgotten.. cannot remember a single movie of the past decade or more that has a single scene to compare with it.
Did you mean one scene? Or once scene? Or a scene once seen?
@@conformistbastard9842 take your meds!
Great flick, it was the first R rated movie I ever saw, a couple of years after its initial release. Burt's best movie IMHO. In the book, Lewis states he was at full draw for at least a minute before he made that "centershot." I heard Burt did 100 pushups before each scene to do his portrayal of Lewis justice. I lived in Atlanta as a kid, hiked and camped in North Georgia, and Boorman really made the audience feel that oppressive climate. The relentless heat, the humidity, wringing sweat, constant sounds of insects and birds--- produce a sustained claustrophobic panic as suffocating as the predicament the characters try to escape. One of my all time favorite movies.
It's the best depiction of humidity I have ever seen.
You describe a Georgia summer, mid August, perfectly. Thank god you didn't include the smells! And written so well. Anybody ever suggest a career in writing?
The first thing that came to my mind as I saw the notification was the line, spoken in thick southern accent, "He got a real pretty mouth". Classic, alongside Cool Hand Luke's "I think what we got here is failure to communicate". Oh, the classics!
Odd thing......five minutes before I checked this out, I had looked up that scene in Cool Hand Luke....one of my all time favorites.
Made my cousin a avid camper and outdoors kid watch this the other month ago. He called it the most frightening thing he ever watched lol 😂
I thought the scene at the end when they are sharing dinner with the locals, the visual, knowing connection between Ed and Bobby and the subsequent release of emotion by Ed: so powerful and real. Underrated scene in light of the other more well-known scenes.
One of my favorite movies, and one that rarely ever gets talked about on CZcams - so thank you!
Happy 50th Anniversary, Deliverance! This is a truly terrifying movie, though the "Duelling Banjos" scene adds some much needed humour before the storm.
Very true. It was interesting learning about that extra arm in the sleeve. Never heard about that trick before.
This is the first classic I'd ever seen on DVD in 2001. I'd never seen it before then, but I'd seen numerous movies made around that time on VHS. I couldn't believe how well the picture quality looked on DVD. It looked as if it could have been filmed around the time I watched it. The sound, the color correction, the picture quality itself, all made for a, "I will NEVER watch another movie on VHS again!" experience. One that I never went back on.
Same here. Now I feel the same about DVD once I saw blu ray and now 4k. First Blu ray I watched was 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the picture quality was absolutely mind blowing. I don't get the trend of collecting VHS. With dvd the picture and sound are superior and theres no need to rewind a tape.
I still like to watch VHS and listen to cassettes once in a great while, because the comparison makes you appreciate what we have now. I remember when I switched from my crappy early 90's boombox to a CD player, I didn't even realize the pitch/speed problems that those crappy cassette players frequently had back then. The same albums on CD sounded slower and took some getting used to at first.
The 1970s were a great decade for cinema; its when filmmakers could take the gloves off and take risks.
My favorite film decade for sure with the 60’s being a close second.
Totally agree. There is a film that is a unicorn to try to get ahold of. If anyone remembers a film starring Gary Conway (The Land of The Giants) called "The Farmer", please let me know where I can get a copy of this On DVD or Blue Ray. An excellent film that evidently was too controversial for anyone to release in this country after its short run in the theaters.
@@gregggoss2210 It currently has a Blu-ray release. It finally got a Blu-ray release around 6-7 months ago.
@@Quiksilversurf311 ,do you know where it is available for purchase?
@@gregggoss2210 diabolikdvd.com
An iconic movie that deserves all the acclaim it gets.
It was nominated for Best Picture, and the infamous "Squeal like a piggy scene" was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
NPR has round table discussion about that scene! What's that tell you about The High Browed People of NPR?
Dude that scène was hardcore
@@chrisderidder4087 I don't know how the actors could play that scene.
@@just-a-fella3212 I was thinking the same thing about Ned Beatty.
That was his film debut, and at least in my mind, every time I saw him on screen, no matter what part he was playing, I always thought.... Hey isn't that the guy that.....?
I guess if you're in Hollywood and you want to be a "star", you sell your soul to get any part.
They couldn't pay me enough to take that part.
I suppose there are other parts I wouldn't take either and some that come to mind are, romantically kissing another man or making a "love scene" with another man, being a wife or woman beater, graping anyone male or female, being a child abuser..... acting or not, I just wouldn't want to be associated with any part of something like that.
Even if it meant ruining my career and never being asked again to do anymore future parts. I would just have to walk away from Hollywood and find another way to make a living.
The key scene of the movie was *supposed to* be Ed (John Voight) climbing that big rock and wrestling with his inner demons and his conscience, which is why there's a moment when the scene turns negative color. Ed is the character who is supposed to be us, the audience, witnessing the tragedy taking place and questioning the morals of the actions taken by our four "heroes". But, of course, all we ever hear about are "those two scenes."
Wait, I watched the movie for the first time the other night and didn't noticed the negative color part. Will have to go back for a second look!
John Voight was so good as an actor! Burt was awesome in this as well. It was real.
Voight gave a great understated performance as the unlikely hero who got them out of there! Burt Reynolds actually acting, instead of just being Burt Reynolds. Ned Beatty, damn he caught a lot of jokes for that role. Extremely brave and risky move on his part. Ronny Cox for the Dueling Banjo sequence will always be a highlight! This was an extremely powerful and intense movie! Also beautiful scenery and cinematography!!
It is so intense because it stays in this narrow scope that most people could understand and be terrified! 4 regular guys on a weekend trip suddenly caught in a terrifying situation!
This film absolutely terrified me as a child. For me, the dead hand rising out of the river at the end is the single most disturbing thing ever put on film. 50 years on, I still look away.
Nah. The onset of rabies at the end of the movie "Old Yeller" is much more disturbing. And that was a Disney movie !
Not exactly a family movie.
I could give shit about the Hand out of water. That Toothless hillbilly saying He sure got a real Purdy mouth. Is one reason I never did anything that would place me in prison!
That piggy boy squealing like a pig was more disturbing.
IMHO - As a child someone should have intervened and stopped you from seeing it. That is why that have a rating system. "R" didn't stand for "R"eassuring!
I have owned it for years and still watch it occasionally. It was ahead of its time 👍👍
Fuck, that shoulder scene took dedication!
"That' , the male rape, and the arrow bursting into the scene.... Were three things I had never seen before.
Talk about method acting ,the four of them acted perfectly
Deliverance is a brilliant film, brutal in places but still brilliant.
Excalibur, Deliverance, The Emerald forest, all John Boorman timeless classics I highly recommend viewing.
Except '"Exorcist 2 "'. Terrible film. A John Boorman mistake.
Bro! I watched excalibur like 1 million times when i was a kid. We had it burned on a vhs. Quality sucks but still watched it a lot
@@chrisderidder4087 Same here I still watch it all of the time, it is one of the best sword and sorcery movies ever made imo.
my uncle (Alan Jones) was assisant film editor on Delivernce and did foley work in the sound department. He punched cabbages for the thud of arrows in the back. I haven't asked if he ADR'd the pig squeals
That's great. It seems like punching things was a go to solution for a lot of foley work.
That Is SO COOL,I ALWAYS FIND IT FASCINATING BEHIND THE SCENES SUCH AS THIS-- FOR THE TWISTER SOUNDS IN THE MOVIE, TWISTER,OF COURSE, THEY USED SCREAMING CAMELS' FOR THE SOUNDS OF A TWISTER!!!! MANY PRAYERSNLUV TO ALL WWG1WGA 👼👼✝️✝️❤️🔥❤️🔥🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🌹🌹💝💝💃💃
The 70's were the best decade for movies, and Deliverance is right at the top!
I got the notification for this video, but instead of a bell it was a banjo.
This really is a great movie. It's truly a timeless classic. Like some movies that are great in there time ,but only seem to be cheesy when watched 20 years later. Not Deliverance. 52 years later and still holds the same strength, creepiness, realism, suspense, you name it. This movie holds up
I only watched it once, but have never forgotten it. Time for a re-watch
The whole vibe of this movie is great, from start to finish.
Burt was a beast in this movie, he just owned the role of Lewis. Too bad his career path took him to such movies as Cannonball Run and Stroker Ace...
Agreed... This was his top form film roll. After Deliverance, he went full on camp with his film choices?
Curious that Burt Reynolds didn`t get any decent drama roles after this. I liked him
Burt MADE A TON OF MONEY ON THOSE BANDIT AND CANNONBALL MOVIES...
Man I like this movie, it's really suspenseful gripping stuff that had me on the edge of my seat first time I watched it. I don't know why my sister and dad did not like this movie.
Met Dickey as a high schooler just a few years before he died. He came to see a group of honors kids at a summer camp to read some of his poetry. True to form, he was completely drunk.
he has a cameo role as the policeman at the end when the boys finally arrive back to civilization..!
@@gaz4840 For an amateur actor, he nailed that scene.
@@lpnelson6584 He did. He was awesome.
Classic. The theme of going where one ought not to and paying the price has never been better portrayed than here.
I can see your point. But I would add Kubrick's full metal jacket. The first scene after boot camp when Joker and rafter man are talking to the Vietnamese prostitute and the song These Boots Were Made for Walking is playing. The first line of that song is you've been messing where you should not have been messing. It was Kubrick poking his finger in the eye of the United States government for going to vietnam.
Burt and his Bear take down is what got me into archery
Outstanding film. As the decades go by, I think more highly of it than ever.
Thanks for this retrospective. I know something about the woods, and that movie was dead-on in how fantasy can turn into deadly reality out there.
That’s what I like about Deliverance. You can see yourself and your friends being these 4 guys. That “scene” is the best as at any moment you think the mountain men are going to say “we’re just fuckin with you - the route down the river you want to take is…” and then ironically, really start fuckin with you.
The movie entertains while intertwining city folk and simple. The banjo scene sparks a connection between 2 musicians. The mountain people were entertained by simplicity, ie. dancing to the banjo. The city folk wanted to take on the river. Great movie.
I remember a comedy bit by Gilbert Gottfried and he was talking about this movie. He said he wondered how filming that scene went. He said did Ned Beatty come out of his trailer and say hey there's a page missing from my script. And the director said don't worry about it Ned we're just going to wing it today.
And the director said don't worry about it Ned you just have to take one for the team.
Yes sir, you win the Internet laugh of the day!
LMAO
This movie is a masterpiece that stood the test of time.
50 years...... crazy aint it? This was a great movie.
Well done. Fast pace, to the point and no over bearing music. Great work.
I have seen the movie 4-5 times and read the book in 2020. They followed the book very closely so not sure what Dickey was so upset about. They even let him act at the end of the film. He did a great job. Dickey wrote another book “To The White Sea” an action story about a soldier surviving behind the lines during WWII and it looked like it was going to be a movie by the Coen brothers but for some reason fell through.
To the White Sea is an autobiographical account of James Dickey's combat experience in WWII after his plane was downed in a bombing raid over Tokyo. Great book.
To The White Sea was a good one,
nice to know it hasn't been forgotten.
I am proud to own this amongst my DVD (Yes!!!) collection and I watched it for the first time in a while last week. Powerful stuff and I don't believe I'm alone here, but the 70's had loads of classic sci-fi and action movies taken from novels written by writers with a true passion for their genre. Cheers folks! 🧐
I like this movie. I watch the reruns every time it’s on .
Top 10 movies of all time. Absolutely perfect.
It's one of the best movie's ever!
Great work on this video. You packed so much good content into it, with great editing. I've subscribed to your channel. And yes this is one of the truly great movies, I must have seen it 6 or 7 times now and the suspense is always there. Thanks.
10/10. Amazing film. Haven't felt like watching a film.
Definitely one I watch now and again. Think it's on Netflix right now.
Just picked this movie up in a charity shop, haven't watched it in about 30 years. It really is an absolute classic and I have to say Burt at his best.
“WHERE YOU GOIN, CITYBOY?!”
You ain't goin' no damn where....
My name is mud
All of John Boorman's films contain a reference to the Arthurian legend.
The sequence in this film is also replicated in Zardoz.
If it hasn't "clicked" yet, it is the shotgun emerging from the river water, as per the sword being lifted from the lake by the lady (Excalibur).
It's Boorman's signature, like Hitchcock's cameo appearances, or Ridley Scott's rain.
ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE
Definitely!!
One of my faves.
I was 15 when I hired that movie.
my mate loved it that much he asked video store guy if he could buy it.
$20 later he had it we watched it heaps.
It did the rounds with all my friends over the years.
What a script always one of my favourite movies👍
What a great movie and a great wtf episode, only watched this for the first time ever a few months ago, those actors give outstanding performances, One of my fave movies of all time is Deerhunter, can you do one about that movie.
EXCELLENT summary & review.
Finally watch this film last night. I have no idea what it is about films from the 70s but just so cool
Really enjoyed this, thank you.
The end of the movie didn't exactly make complete sense. The sheriff had absolutely no reason to suspect the canoers of anything concerning the mountain men. As far as the sheriff knew, the mountain men could have run away to meet some girls in Abbeville, Georgia. For some reason the canoers did not realize that and decided that they needed to concoct a story when "nope, we didn't see anyone" would have sufficed.
You are absolutely right. As much as I love this movie, the foundation upon which they suspect the guys is almost non-existent. Except for a broken piece of canoe. And what does that prove, other than one of their canoes broke? They lost a friend, you would have thought the focus would have been on seeing if the body drifted down river.
One of my all time favorites!
Truly one of the best movies ever. Amazing realism, the stunts were insanely real.
Just watched it last month.....still a great movie. Great job.
Very suspenseful for the 70's , looking back you can imagine some influences, Cape Fear comes to mind.
I floated down the Chattooga River one year after the movie was released. Gorgeous!! Rumor in town (Clayton) was that Reynolds could never return because he made love to so many of the women!!
I always wondered how Cox got his shoulder to do that.
When i was in middle school we would all poke fun at one another. "You got a purty mouf" was one of the classic one liners 😆 good times
Likewise I used to say it to friends when we were camping - at night around the campfire..Apparently they didn't sleep too well after hearing that one!!
@@willmoore7582 😆👍🏻
I saw this as a young child, and it stuck with me. I've revisited it as an adult and it is super WILD.
Paddling the Chattooga River was the absolute highlight of my youth in the 1970s!
Bill McKinney also played Capt Redlegs, another loathesome character, in the the Clint Eastwood movie, Josie Wales.
I watched this movie home sick in 1993 along with “The Killer” by John Woo…
Interesting day of movies…lol
Excellent commentary.
Greatest love story ever told
Great book- great movie. Reynolds best and one of top 3 Voight movies. We lived there I can recall visiting qrea right after filming. Yeah another era for sure.
Great movie and it had a wonderful effect on the area.
One of my favorite films of all time.
Potent filmmaking, yes.... And, John Boorman directed OTHER classics as well..., including "Hope and Glory".., a film about World War II... as seen through the eyes of a child in England.... ..."Hope and Glory" was inspired from his own childhood memories of World War II. ...Well Worth Watching !
Glad you mentioned Rituals. A similar story line and scared the heck out me as a kid. Canadian film as well.
This is an excellent rainy day afternoon rewatch. If you do watch it again, make sure to pay close attention to the landscape shots, and the river. For the time, the filming of this was excellent! And for heavens sake, if you ever travel to that area, take a can of Vaseline with you😳😳😁😁
Dueling banjos scene was awesome and bewildering. And kind of hilarious.
"You boys are making shine up here ain't ya?...heck, we'll buy some from ya" Boy, this movie sure wouldn't fly these days.
I remember being 6 yes old, and my dad actually buying a canoe then..'72-'73 Ohio shaped sticker was on the front side of it. Yep, this movie affected him enough to buy a Grumman canoe. Rip Dad!
Great movie with great scenery. It's a movie that will be watched for a long time.
Very interesting. I love movies, so its fascinating to find out what goes on in the background that's not on film.
You mean the Backside? right.
"They don't realize it, but the river where they're having the kayak race is the same river where they shot 'Deliverance.' And I'm telling you, if Ned Beatty couldn't get down that, a French man in a speedo doesn't have a chance!" -Jeff Foxworthy (Games Rednecks Play)
I recall it was John Voight who had the "Purdy mouth" lol
Finally I know the story of Ronnie Cox's dislocated arm. All these years I thought it was a convincing prop.
The movie poster filled a lot of seats.
My all time favorite film.
It's definitively in my top five.
Brilliant movie, the actors portrayed great characters ,full of suspense , horror and lovely scenery.had it all
I cant imagine any one else being cast as these characters.
like recasting Sigourney Weaver's role in all the Alien movies. Nope.
sutherland would have been an interesting choice, but nicholson mighta added too much competition with reynolds.
I agree, they all bought brilliance to their characters
@@garywalters3007 yes Sutherland but not nicholson
I saw this movie in 1972. It's amazing
Burt with the bow is one of those F yess!! moments in cinema they was doing my boy Ned dirty!
Tarantino's new book brought me here to find out more about this film. Great insights!