tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post3554611673658184140..comments2022-04-03T16:03:22.217-07:00Comments on James Dickey: Deep Deliverance: On the Set of "Deliverance"Christopher Dickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16767149723698320174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post-63683453908188481852016-11-05T17:37:20.037-07:002016-11-05T17:37:20.037-07:00 From Spain. Very interesing article ¨read in a si... From Spain. Very interesing article ¨read in a single sitting¨ with my dungaree and my flanned shirt put on while watched Deliverance in TCM channel (half a hour ago) i really mean this!. What a chance!.<br /><br /> Your dad did a excellent work in the movie. 100% prototipe of sourthern Sheriff.miki of spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03049888310942785631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post-72737915659679991552012-03-20T20:26:54.079-07:002012-03-20T20:26:54.079-07:00Greetings, Chris!
This movie came out when I was a...Greetings, Chris!<br />This movie came out when I was a junior in high school. We lived in Glens Falls, in the foothills of the Adirondacks, and my dad and I did many a mile in our Old Town wood/canvas canoe, that was identical to the one in the movie. That old canoe is hanging on the wall in my class room as I write this (I teach high school biology in Florida). After seeing the movie trailer, dad took mom to see the "canoeing movie", and needless to say, she was horrified! My folks and all my ancestors are from Georgia. <br /><br />Last weekend, I was in the area and went to The Dillard House and Inn with my wife, daughter, her husband, and my grandbaby for lunch. As you know, they hosted y'all while filming the movie. I learned of the connection between the movie and Dillard's from the newspaper articles in the lobby, and when I got back home, had to watch the movie for about the 50th time. I wish I'd known that Billy Redden, the banjo boy, worked in the Wal Mart there! We drove right by it! I'd have stopped and tried to find him! <br /><br />It is unfortunate that the trademark of the movie is the horrific rape scene. I've always seen the movie much as your dad did; as a study of abject fear and discomposure, and as a study of the changes that come over Ed, Bobby, and Drew brought on by the circumstances. Lewis' character doesn't change in the movie. I've always said, I could write a Ph. D thesis on this story! I play the "bainjer" and regret seeing the T-shirts that say, "Paddle faster, I hear banjos!" <br /><br />Dispite the horrific scene, I believe this is one of the finest movies of all time, and is on my top 5 list. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this website, and as soon as I sign off, I'm going to order your book from Amazon!<br /><br />For anyone who wants to read an interesting article on this movie, go to http://www.atlantamagazine.com/features/story.aspx?ID=1531707<br /><br />Kindest Personal Regards,<br />David<br />dabo55@comcast.netDabonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post-24853570631417029892012-03-20T20:03:42.491-07:002012-03-20T20:03:42.491-07:00I was a Jr. in high school when this movie came ou...I was a Jr. in high school when this movie came out. I lived in Glens Falls, in upstate NY, and dad and I had done much canoeing on the upper Hudson in the Adirondacks in an Old Town wood/canvas canoe, just like the one in the movie. It's hanging on my wall in my class room now. (I teach high school biology in Florida) We saw the movie trailer on TV, and my dad took my mom on a "date" to see the movie. She was horrified, needless to say! Unfortunately, as you stated, Chris, this movie is remembered and known for that horrific scene. As bad as that scene was, I see the movie much as your dad did; as a study of abject fear, desperation, and the changes that Ed, Bobby, Lewis, and Drew go through. I've always said, I could write a Ph. D. thesis on the subject! I play the "bainjer", and regret seeing the T shirts that say, "Paddle faster, I hear banjos!" It's unfortunate that the rape scene is the trademark of the movie, rather than the development of the characters. Sunday, I ate lunch with my wife, daughter, her husband, and my 2 year old granddaughter at The Dillard House. As you well know while others may not, that's where y'all stayed and ate during the filming. After seeing the newspaper articles on the wall there, I had to come home and watch the movie again today, for probably the 50th time. I sure wish I'd known that Billy Redden, the banjo kid, worked at the Wal Mart there... I'd surely have gone in to look for him! <br /><br />For anybody else who might be interested, here's a great article on the movie.<br /><br />http://www.atlantamagazine.com/features/story.aspx?ID=1531707 <br /><br />I plan on ordering your book on Amazon as soon as I sign off this page. <br /><br />Take care,<br />Dabo55@comcast.netDabonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post-90288390237450165742010-11-01T13:31:37.950-07:002010-11-01T13:31:37.950-07:00"Deliverance" is a masterpiece (on words..."Deliverance" is a masterpiece (on words and on filming). It still gives me creeps, and I've watched the film and read the book for the first time at 1986 (I'm on my forties now). By the way, I think that James Dickey was right: without THAT infamous scene, the whole story wouldn't work. We wouldn't support the city guys if the montain men's crime wasn't so horrific. Great reading, great topic!Eduardo Torellihttp://baudoedu.zip.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19768869.post-69783692015698162032006-12-26T03:22:00.000-08:002006-12-26T03:22:00.000-08:00Where do you get the energy to do all this writing...Where do you get the energy to do all this writing Chris??<br />I enjoyed this read and your sister's on (Scrapbook) in memory of your late father ... I lost my father five years ago and am still dealing with the jumble of thoughts and emotions that loss has left me with.. I still miss him but have learnt to live with the loss. I often try to understand things he said or did.. sometimes I'm left with more questions and at times things suddenly become crystal clear because I find myself delivering a line or doing something my father did years ago.<br />Ghada Shahbender<br />Cairo, EgyptPurple Rose of Cairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00812747477074801393noreply@blogger.com