
The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city dwellers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the ... (Full plot summary below)
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The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city dwellers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is isolated. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse halfway through with river rapids and unwelcoming locals. The four need to battle their way out of the valley and are asked to do things they never thought possible within themselves.
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| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestA chilling, assured film about how modern man has grown so far from nature that he's unsuited to its rigors. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawAs coffin nails for the sixties go, this negation of all ideological idealism is a pretty final one. |
| Slant MagazineJeremiah KippDickey taps into that stark mortal terror of abandoning control, where to become a wild man is somehow a form of connection. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThis powerful adaptation of James Dickey's best-selling novel finds director John Boorman establishing a sense of menace almost from the start, and the "squeal like a pig" sequence continues to haunt viewers even decades after the fact. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesBoorman's film still speaks to us in profound ways, as if to indicate hidden wisdom has long rested in frames glossed up by a once-shocking philosophy. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloClassic '70s adventure has brutal, disturbing violence. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayThe classic "stalked by rednecks" scenario. Taut and unnerving. Ned Beatty will never live down squeal like a piggy! |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseBoorman's interpretation of the material resulted in an American cinematic classic built not only on shock and awe, but emotional subtlety. [Blu-ray] |
| EmpireMark DinningThe gorgeous backdrop of the film makes the violence and darkness even more disturbing - but this is more than just a horror film. There's real substance in themes, performances and John Boorman's superb direction. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterA harrowing film that can be appreciated on several levels. |