Deliverance: 40th Anniversary Edition
Has it really been four decades since we first heard that ominous banjo music and those threats to make a guy squeal like a pig? Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, and then-newcomers Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox starred in this buddy movie–turned–hillbilly horror flick about four friends who take a weekend canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River in Georgia. The disastrous trip puts the Hangover high jinks to shame—there’s rape, there’s homicide, and not everyone makes it out alive. Not to mention that “Paddle faster, I hear banjos” and “You got a purdy mouth” are still part of our lexicon. The Blu-ray edition includes commentary from director John Boorman, a cast retrospective, a behind-the scenes documentary, and a vintage featurette.
