1972 · Drama, Adventure

Deliverance

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

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Released
18 Aug 1972
Runtime
109 min
Rating
R
Director
John Boorman
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Budget
$2,000,000
Box office
$46,122,355
IMDb
tt0068473
Drama Adventure Thriller
Synopsis

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 never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Cast
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Ed Ramey Billy Redden Seamon Glass Randall Deal Bill McKinney Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward Lewis Crone Ken Keener Johnny Popwell John Fowler Kathy Rickman
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Continuity by uma_gale66 · 01 Jul 1999
When Lewis is bowfishing from the canoe, the close-up shot shows his arrow hitting the trout right behind its head. However, when he actually pulls the fish into the boat, the arrow is suddenly sticking right through the middle of its body.
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Physics fail by kyleclements94 · 01 Sep 2007
After Jon Voight's character ties a rock to the dead mountain man to dump him into the river, the actor playing the corpse takes two deep breaths right before being rolled into the water. In that exact same shot, as his chest heaves from breathing, you can also see him flinch and move the pinky finger on his left hand.
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Physics fail by phoebe_hewitt · 30 Jul 2001
When the mountain man grins at Jon Voight's character while he's tied to the tree, you can tell that his supposedly missing front tooth hasn't actually been pulled. If you look closely, the tooth is just painted black to make it look like it's gone.
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Continuity by kaylanorton498 · 06 Aug 1992
Right before the end of the movie when they are going through the rapids, Burt Reynolds' life jacket shifts around between shots. Depending on the camera angle, the jacket sits noticeably higher or lower on his torso from one second to the next.
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Physics fail by sage54 · 31 Mar 2003
While Jon Voight's character is rappelling down the cliff face, you can spot a crew member hiding behind the trees at the top of the cliff, actively feeding him the rope.
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