Win a Copy of Deliverance on Blu-ray
Few films were as atmospheric and downright scary as Deliverance when it was released in 1972. Director John Boorman made an indelible mark on film history with this film which features amazing performances by Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and James Dickey. Four city men on a weekend canoe trip pit their nerve and muscle against the churning waters of a wild Georgia river — where only three are “delivered” from the heart-pounding experience. These days, most remember the terrific music but forget just how tension-filled the rest of the film was.
A new Blu-ray edition of this seminal film is being released by Warner Home Video on June 26. We have partnered with WHV to host a contest with one copy of the disc to be given away. Please note, we are not able to ship to PO Box addresses and winners must be within the United States.
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In 2008, Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Pick one of these three qualities and tell us why the film deserves these accolades. Post your comment by 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 29. The judgment of ComicMix will be final.
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I am going to say culturally as the film gives us an inside look into a culture within America that does it’s best to stay hidden. While it reinforces the stereotype of the backwoods hillbilly, there are very few films that pull back the veil and reveal humanities darker side quite like Deliverance. A fantastic film.
I say it’s historically significant, because the film tells the tale of some of the things that actually has happened in reality down through the years (and I’m sure, still happens) here in various parts of the USA, as well as around the world. And while the film is meant for pure entertainment purposes, it does however, lend itself as a reminder of the sorts of things that really does go on around us in the real world.
I would say that Deliverance is culturally significant because it unveiled bluegrass music to the mainstream public. Before 1972, bluegrass music was mainly only heard in the southern United States. This film injected life into the bluegrass genre and introduced a whole new generation to it’s power.
I would have to say culturally. Deliverance introduced us to the great Ned Beatty and launched Burn Reynolds in to super stardom. And come on, that infamous ‘squeal like a pig’ line will always go down in history as one of films greatest quotes.