Prep your canoes and don't anger the locals because we're discussing John Boorman's (in)famous 1972 thriller Deliverance and all the baggage that comes with it.

Join us as we take a look at a film whose reputation precedes it, from its male rape scene to its portrayal of rural mountain folk. There's plenty to unpack here!

Plus: Burt Reynolds' lamb bone, squealing pigs, raping landscapes, and the poignancy of watching a grown man weep.

Reference: Isabel Machado. “Revisiting Deliverance: The Sunbelt South, the 1970s Masculinity Crisis, and The Emergence of the Redneck Nightmare Genre.” Center for the Study of Southern Culture

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