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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.
This article appears in November 26 • 1999.
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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years. More by Marjorie Baumgarten
