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  1. 4 days ago · 6. Lewis Medlock (Deliverance, John Boorman, 1972) If writer James Dickey and director John Boorman had gotten their way, then Deliverance would have been packing a great deal more star power. The screenwriter – who also penned the source novel – originally wanted Sam Peckinpah to direct and Gene Hackman to play Ed Gentry.

  2. Jun 27, 2024 · Billy Redden was a typical local teen living in Georgia, handpicked by director John Boorman for the role of an odd banjo player in the Oscar-nominated classic Deliverance (1972).

  3. 3 days ago · Director John Boorman insisted on making his film feel as authentic and real as possible, and his efforts made Deliverance one of the scariest movies ever. The following anecdotes will take you behind the scenes of Deliverance to show you how he accomplished that mission.

    • Mike Mcgranaghan
  4. Jun 13, 2024 · British movie director John Boorman is one of the most distinctive stylists of his generation. His notable films include Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Excalibur (1981), Hope and Glory (1987), and The Tailor of Panama (2001). Learn more about Boorman’s life and career.

    • Michael Barson
  5. 5 days ago · John Boorman's three-time Academy Award-nominated and five-time Golden Globe Award-nominated Deliverance sees an outdoor enthusiast named Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds) who takes his friends on a ...

  6. Jun 9, 2024 · "Deliverance is a good novel, but strangely incomplete. Most books get reduced when they're adapted into movies. But Deliverance benefits from its cinematic transformation. You can imagine Boorman reading the novel and getting excited; this adaptation gives him something to do." - Quentin Tarantino. This one was palpable dread!

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