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How good or bad is the movie"Deliverance" (1972)? Is it worth buying on DVD?

Mar 21, 2008 by new name | Posted in Movies

Is the movie"Deliverance" (1972)is it any good? Who stars in it? Is it worth buying on DVD? What was the plot of this movie? Was it a good movie or bad movie? Who all stars in this movie ? Did it win any awards or anything? How well did it do

it's a Great movie!

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 10 other nominations

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

chucksright | Mar 21, 2008

Deliverance Theatrical Trailer

Deliverance Theatrical Trailer 1972

Deliverance - Dueling Banjos (HQ)

The classic banjo pickin' scene from the movie Deliverance. Deliverance is a 1972 drama film produced and directed by John Boorman. Principal ...

Populist pedestrian politics: Can Holness ride above this?

09.10.11

Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer

Andrew Holness seems to be coasting on the rather catchy phrase: 'A young people time now', as P.J. Patterson did with his supporters' slogan, 'A black man time now', back in 1992.

The question is: Can Holness repeat Patterson's 1993 conquest in an upcoming election, which Portia Simpson Miller failed to do in 2007?

Political historian Troy Caine is of the view that the jaded nature of political leaders in both the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) has put Holness in good stead for the upcoming general election.

"The JLP has a better balance vis-à-vis the quantity of younger people in the party as against older people," said Caine.

He said, although the JLP has quite a number of younger people, a significant number of older ones are allowed to remain in prominent positions in the party.

He said, to a lesser extent, the same goes for the PNP.

"It is worse

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Deliverance 1972 - Bookshelf


DELIVERANCE DELIVERANCE

Creator: JAMES DICKEY | 1972
Hick flicks, the rise and fall of redneck cinema
222 pages 		Hick flicks, the rise and fall of redneck cinema

Creator: Scott Von Doviak | Performing Arts - 2005
Twenty-five years later, in his book The Redneck Manifesto, Jim Goad wrote, " Deliverance (1972) is roughly as kind to hillbillies as Triumph of the Will is ...
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub

Deliverance 1972 - News


The Way We Were, 1972-2012: Maryville High grad recalls 40 years of change
Maryville Daily Times - Dec 31, 1969
“Deliverance” (starring Jon Voight, better known today as Angelina Jolie's father), showed us some questionable myths about rednecks in the South. In music, Carol King released “Tapestry,” one of the decade's most successful albums,

Johnny Depp shines in 'Dark Shadows' re-'vamp'
WTOP - Dec 31, 1969
Johnny Depp shines in 'Dark Shadows' re-'vamp' Even little touches show an understanding of movies past, like "Deliverance" on the theater marquee. Sure this sets the time of 1972, but doesn't the final sequence of "Deliverance" suggest the town was cursed for digging up coffins?

Jim Schembri's top 10 creepiest films
3AW (blog) - Dec 31, 1969
DELIVERANCE (1972): Going up-river takes on new meaning as four buddies - Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox - do nail-biting battle against gun-wielding rednecks with a penchant for pork. Some 40 years on the film's disturbing power

Furry Movie Award Watch: May
Flayrah - Dec 31, 1969
Okay, maybe 1972 produced two Best Picture nominees that you've actually heard of with The Godfather, which won, and Deliverance, the “you got a perty mouth” movie. Can you imagine Deliverance and Fritz the Cat going head to head for Best Picture?

'Dark Shadows': A vampire tale that bleeds retro
Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 31, 1969
'Dark Shadows': A vampire tale that bleeds retro It isn't until 1972, when a construction crew bangs its shovels onto something hard, that Barnabas emerges from his slumber. Said gentleman happens to be a vampire, and he happens to be extremely thirsty. Bad luck for the guys in the hard hats.