Overview:
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.| Status: | Released (1972-08-18) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 14 nominations total |
| Screen: | James Dickey, John Boorman |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures, Elmer Enterprises |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 10127: Jon Voight - Ed Gentry
- 16475: Burt Reynolds - Lewis Medlock
- 13726: Ned Beatty - Bobby Trippe
- 780: Ronny Cox - Drew Ballinger
- 66178: Ed Ramey - Old Man at the Gas-Station
- 1152299: Billy Redden - Lonnie - The Banjo Boy
- 153393: Seamon Glass - First Griner
Crews
- 66179: James Dickey - Novel - Writing
- 66179: James Dickey - Screenplay - Writing
- 19665: John Boorman - Director - Directing
- 12235: Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography - Camera
- 19665: John Boorman - Producer - Production
- 25633: Tom Priestley - Editor - Editing
- 118291: Morris Hoffman - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
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This was remarkable and scared the crap out of me. I read the book eons ago, probably 1988, for a first-year university class back when I was earning my first degree. Not a Burt Reynolds fan, and having only seen two other works by Boorman (the great 'Point Blank' and the not-so-grea ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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Brutal, Beautiful and Brilliant. Four Atlanta friends - Lewis (Burt Reynolds), Ed (John Voight), Bobby (Ned Beatty), and Drew (Ronny Cox) – decide to canoe down the Cahulawassee River out in the Georgia wilderness. They see it as a test of manliness whilst also wanting to experien ....
Continue reading ->Bazzjazz
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The Banjo scene still haunts me today! Never mind the New Beaty scene. Great movie.
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**It would certainly have been more interesting at the time it was released.** When this film came out in 1972, there was something interesting about themes linked to nature and the environment. Not that environmentalism was in vogue, but it was the golden age of the hippie moveme ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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This is one of those films I remember watching as a kid and being genuinely scared! It centres around a bunch of city folks who decide to canoe down the Cahulawassee river before it is dammed to make a giant reservoir. The four men arrive at the backwater town where they are to start ....
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