Deliverance
R, 109 min. Directed by John Boorman. Starring Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Billy Mckinney, Herbert Coward.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., Dec. 2, 1999
In this film adaptation of James Dickey’s novel, four businessmen on a weekend canoe trip learn that only the strongest survive. To the tune of “Duelling Banjos” rather than surf pop, the men also learn what it truly means to “get medieval” on one’s ass.
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Deliverance, John Boorman, Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Billy Mckinney, Herbert Coward
