CAST: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
DIRECTOR: John Boorman
MPAA RATING: R
RUNNING TIME: 109 Minutes
STUDIO: Warner Brothers
John Boorman's striking, and disturbing tale of a canoing trip gone bad gives a new meaning to the word suspense. Once 4 men get going on their trip, something happens that changes the entire outlook. They go from enjoying the time in the lake to surviving it.
Nominated for 3 Oscars, including Picture, Deliverance is a terrifying tale. It features great peformances, especially from Voight. Marked the debuts of Beatty and Cox. The "Mountain Men" scene is one of the most frightening on record.