Deliverance (1972): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!

Deliverance (1972) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!

#rememberwhen Deliverance (1972) turned a weekend canoe trip into one of the most unsettling survival movies ever made? Directed by John Boorman and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, the brutal wilderness thriller became famous for its dangerous whitewater sequences, “Dueling Banjos,” and a production almost as risky as the story itself. Discover 15 weird Deliverance facts, including the movie helping transform a river into a rafting destination, the copyright battle over “Dueling Banjos,” the disputed origin of its most infamous line, Billy Redden earning just $500, Burt Reynolds regretting his famous Cosmopolitan centerfold, James Dickey breaking the director’s nose, Jon Voight climbing without a safety rope, multiple actors nearly drowning, Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando almost starring, a real cemetery disappearing underwater, and the bizarre burglary that eventually inspired another John Boorman movie.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:30 – 15: Deliverance Helped Transform a Wild River Into a Rafting Industry — Claude Terry
03:07 – 14: “Dueling Banjos” Triggered a Two-Year Copyright Battle — Arthur Smith
04:43 – 13: Hollywood Has Never Made an Official Deliverance Sequel or Remake — Burt Reynolds
06:00 – 12: Nobody Agrees Who Invented the Movie’s Most Infamous Line — Ned Beatty
07:25 – 11: Herbert “Cowboy” Coward Got Cast After Slamming a Producer Into a Wall
08:42 – 10: Billy Redden Earned Just $500 for the Famous Banjo Scene
10:12 – 9: Burt Reynolds Believed His Cosmopolitan Centerfold Cost Him an Oscar Nomination
11:35 – 8: Author James Dickey Broke Director John Boorman’s Nose
13:03 – 7: Jon Voight Climbed a Cliff Without a Rope or Insurance
14:11 – 6: Ronny Cox’s Disturbing Death Pose Was Completely Real
15:28 – 5: Burt Reynolds Nearly Died Going Over a Waterfall for Real
16:42 – 4: Two Stars Nearly Drowned During the Whitewater Shoot — Ned Beatty & Ronny Cox
18:03 – 3: Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando Almost Starred in Deliverance
19:34 – 2: The Movie Filmed a Real Cemetery Before It Disappeared Underwater — James Dickey
21:15 – 1: A Stolen Deliverance Gold Record Inspired John Boorman’s The General

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