An Oral History of Deliverance
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"James Dickey was the kind of man who made Ernest Hemingway look like a florist from the Midwest."
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daemon 9 years, 4 months ago
That is a damn good read.
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Paladin 9 years, 4 months ago
I've forgotten a lot of books I've read, but not this one. And the movie is perhaps even more indelible.
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Chet_Manly 9 years, 4 months ago
As a kid I saw this movie when we rented it on video after a little league ball game; at the height of my childhood innocence...once I comprehended what was going on it was too late. What has been seen can't be unseen. One of the most disturbing/scariest movies I'd seen as a kid. It took a while to just blindly trust that a movie was good without knowing first what might be in it.
Built up courage to watch it again as an adult and had a completely different appreciation for the movie and the themes with which it dealt. This back story only heightens my appreciation for it. Excellent post!
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mopower 9 years, 3 months ago
Great read and I wasn't familiar with John Boorman until now. I wonder if that's where his son Charlie got the adventurous spirit that led to Long Way Round and Long Way Down.
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