This neat little vintage documentary offers an intriguing glimpse into the making of John Boorman's landmark 1972 classic "Deliverance." Among the subjects addressed are the arduous and exacting shooting of the picture on location in Georgia (the film equipment had to be brought up into the mountains with jeeps!), the four principal cast members' remarkable physical commitment to their roles (they all put themselves in constant danger for the sake of making the movie as realistic as possible), Jon Voight insisting on performing his own stunt for the famous cliff climbing set piece, Burt Reynolds learning archery for his part, author James Dickey's experience playing the sheriff in the film, and the turbulent relationship between Dickey and director Boorman. Moreover, both Dickey and Boorman make some interesting and insightful comments about the project. My sole complaint is that this documentary is way too short at a mere ten minutes along. That criticism aside, this nifty featurette is still essential viewing for fans of "Deliverance."
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The Dangerous World of Deliverance shows good clips from the movie and provides some insight from director John Boorman and author James Dickey
tavm14 September 2018
After watching Deliverance, I found this making-of short film about that on YouTube. The narrator tells about the locations as well as about director John Boorman and writer James DIckey who we both see behind-the-scenes with the lead actors (Dickey himself is seen performing one of his poems on campus, using a bow and arrow on a target, and training Burt Reynolds with those weapons which is put to good use in the film). They both provide voice overs about what it's like working on the film. At the end, Boorman admits his relationship with Dickey was a bit difficult. Plenty of clips from the movie is also shown...well, except that infamous one, but if you haven't watched Deliverance, I'm not gonna reveal it here...
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