Deliverance

In 'Deliverance', four Atlanta men take a canoe trip in the remote Appalachian wilderness, expecting fun and adventure. However, they encounter terrifying events that test their physical and moral limits, transforming their journey into a fight for survival.

• The dueling banjos scene was unscripted and improvised on the spot.
• The movie was shot in the real wilderness, not a studio.
• Actors performed their own stunts, resulting in several injuries.
• The movie is based on a 1970 novel by James Dickey.
• Dickey, the novel's author, has a cameo as the sheriff.

• "You don't beat this river."
• "I bet you can squeal like a pig. Weeeeeeee!"
• "It's true, Lewis. I don't understand a goddamn thing you're saying."
• "Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything."
• "You wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness?"