DELIVERNCE has scarred me for life.

[@trifsith]

Ashleigh: Banjos, that's all I know. Everyone else: Oh no.

[@hippiechic6772]

Yep.

[@Insaneian]

The laugh that came out of me when she said that was both devious and regretful.

[@d-repaslp.]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PFNel]

Phew ... yep.

[@carladavis1473]

😂😂😂

[@i94yeh2p]

The "squeal like a pig" scene scared the hell out of every man on earth. Suddenly the sound of the banjo became the scariest instrument on the planet. 😬😂

[@bobbabai]

Yeah, back then when we all thought male gay was the worst thing there could ever be.

[@jeffking887]

Idk. He’s got a purty mouth makes multiple orifices pucker

[@HauntFreak13]

Male-on-male r*pe scenes weren’t common back then. It was shocking for lots of dudes.

[@tomantush4867]

Bill McKinney sure scared the hell out of Ned Beatty!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

@@HauntFreak13 You mean rape scenes? You can say it. This isn't a children's channel, and it's the concept, not the spelling, that's disturbing.

[@silentjay01]

"I just wanted to watch this movie for banjos." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mzkz7g]

Come for the banjos, stay for the prison leap-frog

[@johnshull2454]

Curiosity can be a many blessed or cursed thing.

[@Speedydee77]

And got mentally scarred in the process

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

How do you know if you're a redneck? "I just wanted to watch this movie for banjos."

[@JeffreyOdom]

Yes that was the comment of the day from her

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

Burt had a funny story about the shooting of this film. In the scene where he was going to go over the side of a cliff the director was going to use a dummy. Burt pleaded that he go over the cliff himself since he use to be a stunt man and the scene would look better. The director finally said yes and on the day of shooting, when Burt went over he hit the side of his head and got knocked out. He came to in the hospital and when the director came to visit him he asked him how the footage looked. And the director said " like a dummy going off the side of a cliff". Lol.

[@coachacola3755]

Well, the real story is actually funnier. Everything you said is true until the actual stunt, he went over the waterfall and broke his tailbone which can be seen in the film. It’s the shot where Burt looks like he bumped something and then falls face first into the water. (1:03:59)

[@Gravydog316]

😂

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

"Just four friends out for some fun in the mountains." When you said that, I fell over.

[@spambob7009]

She was so unprepared for what was coming

[@CEngelbrecht]

@@spambob7009 We all were.

[@jasonlane1528]

Never in my entire entire life did I laugh as loudly and as long as I did when I saw your name pop up with this movie underneath It.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Lol, same

[@dragonflysurgeon]

I did too 😅

[@gailscrypto1536]

ditto! 'what a pleasant little stop this turned into' .....yikes lol

[@jwmovie22]

Literally the same i felt sorta bad for her

[@birck4293]

Ngl there was a deep almost evil laugh

[@jaydoubleyew]

"What's Ashleigh watching today?" *sees Deliverance in the thumbnail* "Oh, NOOOOO!"

[@hippiechic6772]

That's what I said

[@kelvinthompson1660]

I know!! Who would do this to her? Oh no she did it to herself!!

[@mikelmcknight72]

My response was “Bwahahaha!”

[@renees4577]

And this was HER pick. All I could think was 'oh you dear sweet summer child'..

[@scipioafricanus5871]

*Dueling Banjos theme intensifies*

[@DBillings68]

The "squeal like a pig" and "you've got a purty mouth" references are also cultural touchstones. ;)

[@awkwardashleigh]

I kinda hate it lolol but I've been saying "you gotta a purty mouth" a little too much

[@jimmoffat3599]

@@awkwardashleigh is that what you're telling hubben?

[@wmason1961]

​@@awkwardashleighA woman using that line is hilarious.

[@phendranadrift740]

SOUTHPARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Billys65]

Common phrases we used at a warehouse I used to work at before HR was created. Good times! lol!

[@chazbreese8106]

Ashleigh says "wow, dueling banjos reference in the first 5 minutes?" and I'm yelling at my screen "GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN, GIRL!!!" Then she says "hubby and I will have to rent kayaks this summer," and I told my screen "not after this movie, you won't." LOLOL 😂😁

[@alexvaraderey]

Ashleigh picking this voluntarily, the comment section saying ''Oh, no'' and then her innocence over the first few minutes turning to realisation. The whole thing is just chef's kiss.

[@quist99]

Ashleigh and Hubbin never bought those kayaks and not a word was said about that again.

[@cflournoy1529]

Right!!!!😂😂

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

I'm pretty sure the kayaks got burned.

[@rebo2610]

I'm dyin' here! 😂😂😂

[@jimmymcdaniel1713]

lol right.

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

Now there's a voiceover line that needs to be said with the appropriate accent

[@Speedydee77]

No amount of bleach will wash the “squeal like a pig scene” out of your eyes. Poor Ned Beatty.

[@Seir]

I wonder what it took to get Ned Beatty to agree to do this scene?

[@wmason1961]

Yeah. And he probably decided to put on a hundred pounds just to avoid that possibility in the future.

[@jsharp3165]

His "meddling with the forces of nature" scene in Network comes close. He was a hell of an actor.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

@@Seir I wonder how long after filming that scene it took for him to fire his agent. 🤣

[@neilmcdonald9164]

​@@jsharp3165agreed,much underrated (especially by those who know him only from "Superman"!)👍🎩

[@gooflydo]

I am only 1 minute into this video, and already I am thinking, "Sweet, sweet summer child, you don't know what's coming."

[@lauriivey7801]

That's exactly what I said: 'sweet summer child'

[@joehung1552]

Same.

[@bweasal]

I said the same thing out loud! LOL! And her saying “this is fun” and “what a great time” and “this seems like a really fun weekend” at the beginning was just killing me.

[@musclecactus5183]

The sheriff is played by James Dickey, the novelist that wrote the book 'Deliverance' from which the film was adapted.

[@Bctass]

And he dedicated it to my late friend Al Braselton , who married a woman from my home town and lived here until he passed

[@edwmerry]

He was Poet Laureate of the United States in 1966. I read he considered the four men in Deliverance as different aspects of his personality.

[@cashjohnson9731]

The sweetly oblivious reaction to "a nice trip on the river" being the same energy as "I trust the dog" in The Thing 😂

[@bigislander72]

Or "he's lucky" when Kathy Bates rescues James Can in Misery.

[@timothyhennon1510]

"WHAT AM I WATCHING?!?!?" Well, Ashley, you're not only watching where most people know "Dueling Banjos" from (it pre-dates this film), but also where "you've got a real purty mouth" and "squeal like a pig!" come from. 😂

[@waterbeauty85]

Immortal references.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@waterbeauty85 forever burnt into one's retina.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

This is NOT where "Dueling Banjos" comes from. It was made famous by this movie, but the song was nearly two decades old by the time this came out.

[@Purge00]

"Whhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Welcome to the world of 1970s paranoid thrillers... Marathon Man, Three Days of the Condor, Parallax View....

[@felseyjr71]

"This looks like a really fun weekend..." I snorted when I laughed at this. I love Ashleigh!

[@js0988]

🐖🐷🐽

[@scottcubed]

same.

[@AntonHeimerman-ev3bw]

EVERYBODY seeing Ashleigh saying how beautiful and fun their outdoor adventure looks… “She has no idea she has no idea she has no idea 😳😳😳” Reactions like this let us experience the thrill of this film in a whole new way 👍🏼😎👍🏼

[@jimmymcdaniel1713]

nothing like seeing this younger generation getting traumatized like we did back in the day. how many days/weeks will it last?

[@brendanfoehr5086]

"I wanna understand the banjos reference!" *Puts on #63 from Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments*

[@aaronburdon221]

"This looks like a fun weekend" I literally said oh noooooo. lol

[@noobsan79]

If you want to learn about banjos, The Muppet Movie from 1979 is far less traumatic. Especially the references to a pig. 😂

[@shawnmiller4781]

Miss Piggy was wanting it

[@JCG52577]

Or search for Steve Martin banjo!

[@markcalvert7944]

Awesome comment!! 🤣🤣

[@MarkCalise]

@@JCG52577 Or combine the two, Steve Martin on the Muppet Show, playing Dueling Banjos

[@rdp16rulez]

​@MarkCalise I was gonna suggest the Tiny Toons Adventures movie but this is probably a better recommendation.

[@jesseslack2089]

I like Ashleigh as slowly come to terms about how us older kids are the way we are cause of all the crazy movies we had to watch back in the day!

[@vaopr1012]

As Jeff Foxworthy pointed out that movie was filmed on the same river that the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games kayaking races were held, and if Burt Reynolds and Jon Voigt couldn’t make it down that river, what chance did a Frenchman in bicycle pants have?

[@shauntrek]

I think about this joke whenever the movie comes up.

[@kellypedersen9896]

Ah- the "Games Rednecks Play" album; classic. "I guarantee as soon as they let those doves go at the opening ceremony, there are gonna guys out in the parking lot with shotguns."

[@FatCat715]

😂

[@tntkff9901]

I think they actually changed locations because of that joke and he had to apologize

[@shawnmiller4781]

I had that album! Glad I’m not the only person who flashed to it

[@jasonphillips4873]

This movie was filmed in the county I grew up in. Everyone outside the main characters were locals. The doctor in the movie delivered my brother in that same hospital. The banjo kid couldn’t play the banjo and became a bus-boy at a local restaurant. Tim Burton had him play a banjo in Big Fish as an adult, but he still didn’t now how to play the banjo!

[@robertlehnert4148]

They banjo kid wore an extra big shirt and a real banjo player's was behind and underneath him, so that's whose arms and hands working the instrument

[@Gravydog316]

@@robertlehnert4148 thats awesome

[@SuperVonKiller]

The toothless guy helped build the Ghost Town On The Mountain park here in NC. A western style theme park. Eventually becoming one of the stunt men reenacting gun fights. Back in the day, stars from the westerns use to come in and work at the park, including Burt. Toothless and Burt became lifelong friends and Burt recommended him for the part in this movie. Fun fact, Toothless gets calls from all over the world from people asking him to say the lines from the movie!

[@Theomite]

He DID. He died a few months ago in a car accident.

[@SuperVonKiller]

@@Theomite Sad news..

[@Billis75]

No happy ending. Nothing tied up with a bow. Trauma after trauma. The 1970's movie scene!

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

Well, to be fair, several bad guys were tied up and one of the quartet of adventurers.

[@mickydee62]

Yep. It’s a 70’s movie!

[@joeblankenship377]

I file this one in the boring 70s movie category. Everybody knows that one part, but overall, its kind of a snooze.

[@drewg4261]

When movies made for adults were made for adults.

[@lauriivey7801]

And they wonder why the Late Boomers and GenX are like we are ...

[@OldRod99]

"His leg is on the outside of his leg", Dr. Burton, MD :)

[@trekkiejunk]

Interesting to see Ashley's confusion during the scene where the gang decide what to do about the guy they killed. We're so used to seeing Hollywood films that portray killing in a certain way, and along comes Deliverance, where the characters react as REAL people do instead. Most people that have had to kill someone, and are not used to that lifestyle carry a lot of trauma with them after the event. This movie portrays something real, instead of the ''shoot the bad guy'' trope that you normally see.

[@CesarAugusto-tq5gm]

Millennials, Z Generation and others may call us nostalgic, but the strength of these films was that they seemed real. I realize that Ashleigh and other KZbinrs do a lot of reacts to 'pre 21st century' films for this exact reason.

[@richelliott9320]

I was thinking much the same thing. Killing even in this type of situation would still be traumatic

[@chazbreese8106]

@trekkiejunk I like your comment very much as it also explains how hard it is to hold a weapon steady, even in self-defense. Although, I would not call having to kill someone a 'lifestyle.' I agree, it portrays reality in the face of these traumas of real life. After the movies Deliverance, Eraserhead, Hairspray, Shakes the Clown, A Clockwork Orange, and Faces of Death, I suggest not messing with a Gen X'er because we know things.

[@dicktrickle741]

I have no idea why a cool.guy like Lewis would be friends with these three wussy beta cucks. These guys aren't mentally tough at all.

[@trekkiejunk]

@@chazbreese8106 -- That's not exactly what i meant. I didn't have the right words. I just mean there are people that grow up in violence, or are mentally disturbed that don't have the same aversion to taking a life as most people do. Even if that life is ''the bad guy'' or in self-defense, most find it traumatic both before and after.

[@New-tu3mn]

Burt: “We’re gonna stand trial, with this man’s aunt and his momma in the jury box.” Ashleigh, quick as a whip, observes: They're probably the same person. 🤣

[@Fawn-hv7mx]

😂😂😂😂

[@darrelldavidson8336]

"All i wanted to do was understand the banjo reference. But at what cost?" We were all scarred by this movie. I watched it in the 70's and never again!

[@TubeScrewed]

Captain Kirk But at what cost Mr. Spock. At what cost ?

[@TsukiumisGuy]

I never needed to see it again.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Bobby's "I don't think I'll be seeing you for awhile" is such a heartbreaking line on so many levels

[@MrSFblack]

Can you blame him? After Ed watched Bobby get violated in such a twisted and depraved way, Bobby probably can't even look him in the eye anymore and vice-versa.

[@TombunnyHunter]

Misspelling Deliverance in the title feels so on point for this movie.

[@Movie_Collector_Maniac]

Yeah she was so scarred that it made her mispell the title of the movie.

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

Ashley came for the banjo but stayed for the pig squealing. And turns out she's an expert on covering up a killin.

[@learobinson4450]

Enough cash to pay off witnesses doesn’t hurt either.

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

@yt45204 Doesn't work outdoors. Plus you have to know how to get rid of the body.

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

@@learobinson4450 Only amateurs leave witnesses.

[@missmartylynn]

That's hysterical!!!!

[@markcalvert7944]

I was thinking the same thing. She was ready to help cover up that death. LOL

[@jeffreykempson7127]

Seeing how happy she is listening to the banjo music, and knowing what is coming..... priceless

[@Straun30]

The look on your face when you understood the banjo reference and now the squeal piggy reference, it will haunt you forever like it does the rest of us

[@gluecement]

Deliverance was definitely was a movie staple for cinephiles of a generation ago, but has largely been forgotten today. Glad you took the chance to experience it.

[@bobbabai]

We all thought it was the greatest movie ever for a little bit and then we all saw The Godfather. ... And every other great movie from the '70s.

[@ruthsaunders9507]

My sons is in his early twenties. He hasn't seen the movie but he's very familiar with the quotes from it.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Only forgotten by modern age losers.

[@gregthebaritone]

As soon as Ashleigh is ready to be disturbed by another Jon Voight movie, she should watch Midnight Cowboy. Maybe she could just watch it for the song "Everybody's Talkin'"?

[@dow311]

And Coming Home.

[@kbrewski1]

She would get a kick out of a few of those scenes in Midnight Cowboy.....

[@hobbes305]

Ashley, just a quick explanation of how Ed killed the mountain man on top of the cliff and then got stabbed by the other arrow. Ed's fiberglass bow was beginning to delaminate (Lewis pointed this out much earlier in the movie) and damaged fiberglass bows can suddenly shatter when being shot due to the sudden shock of being released. The arrow that Ed was aiming at the mountain man did hit his target after he released it, killing the mountain man. When the bow shattered, Ed fell backwards and landed on another arrow that was attached to the now broken bow. If you rewatch the scene. just as Ed was nocking/loading the killing arrow onto the bowstring, you can easily see the other arrow clipped to the side of the bow with it's exposed broadhead pointing upward. Loved your reaction BTW! It's nice to see you getting into some of the grittier movies every once in a while!

[@philmullineaux5405]

This entire movie was a masterpiece in film. The dialogue,scenes, camera work, editing, everything, just doesn't get any better!

[@thegreatdominion949]

Little-known fact: 31 people died by drowning on the Chattooga River in 1973 following the release of this movie as thousands of people tried to re-trace the path of the characters in the movie. This river is dangerous enough for even experienced canoeists. However, the movie attracted many adventurers who were inadequately experienced and unprepared to undertake a canoe/raft trip through waters of this complexity. Some paid the ultimate price for their impetuousness.

[@cbobwhite5768]

When I was in Tennessee, I'd tell people, "If you drive through my neighborhood, and you hear banjos ................. drive faster."

[@J1ntu]

That's why my car always has at least half a tank if not a full tank of gas lol

[@Dunybrook]

Come on. The banjos were so wholesome and beautiful. It's the kayaking into the wilderness that led to the bad things.

[@SFOlson]

When I went to Georgia with my mom, aunt & uncle, as we were driving to Savannah, I told them that if I heard banjos I wasn’t going to need the car to get back to the Atlanta airport.

[@js0988]

🐖

[@timmooney7528]

Tennessee isn't that bad. Tourism has taken it over. Southern Ohio and Virginia has their share of hill folk.

[@de5troythebrain]

"I'mma have to watch a happy movie" truer words have never been more spoken.

[@MirrorDomains]

Entire cast knocked it out of the park, the dialogue is fantastic.

[@Seelebob]

Every time this movie comes up. I always think about the initial conversation between Ned Betty and his agent. Agent- "Hey Ed, I got this great role for you! It involves you, Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, & Ronny Cox going deep into the wilderness where you run afoul...." Ned- "Say no more, I'm already sold!" Agent- "Let me finish what this role will curtail..." Ned- "Sign me up already! This movie sounds so much fun already. I can handle a little rough camping."

[@Rickkennett143]

Famously Ned Beatty refused to do a second take of the rape scene.

[@RenaissanceMan888]

"snacks and stuff'' is the least of their worries, Ashleigh. 😆 The noise from the water rapids masked the gunshot sound when Drew was shot.

[@ronniebots9225]

"Who's to say these people aint gona steal yo car and scrap em" if only that was the worst thing that happened to this friendsgroup.

[@subataii]

"There wasn't even a happy ending!" A lot of movies from that time were like that.

[@luther1546]

The Seventies specialized in sad endings. Remember Scorpio with Burt Lancaster? Basically everyone is corrupt and everyone dies at the end.

[@animejunkie4u]

hahaha i am just wondering what would be a happy ending to this movie

[@rustincohle2135]

@@luther1546 _"Remember Scorpio with Burt Lancaster?"_ Well no, I don't imagine many people do.

[@6Haunted-Days]

As there’s always been in most times…..even more movies now…..as it should be as life doesn’t end well a lot of the time…..but to suggest NOT having a happy ending as being a 70s thing…..that’s just silly and ignorant…..and not even close to true 🙄😂

[@subataii]

@animejunkie4u well, the corn was special.

[@Kdrive23]

Eight minutes in, and I feel like every line of AB's commentary is some kind of ironic foreshadowing

[@Monikiki87]

“What kind of dental insurance they got up in them there mountains” I am dying!! 😂🤣🤣

[@christypriest30]

“Y’all are awful at burying a body!” 😂😂 I think she’s my spirit animal

[@Cifer77]

oh shit, we're going there today? **Heavy Sigh** **Deep breathe** Aight

[@Stuck-n-da-90s]

There was a Nickelodeon cartoon Rocko's Modern Life. He goes to a gym and uses a rowing machine. It had a monitor and different difficulty levels. One level was named deliverance. He is rowing down a river. He passes the bridge with the kid and the banjo music is playing. They even have the line about squealing like a pig. I was stunned that was in a cartoon.

[@TR1P0DL1F3]

The creators once said in an interview they were just trying to see what they could get past the censors. Rocko worked at an hourly motel and for a sex hotline IIRC.

[@sunnyj210]

Knowing what we know now, Sounds pretty par for the course at nickelodeon!!

[@Insaneian]

Rocko's was always subversive, riding the line between entertainment for kids and adults. Remember, there was that time Rocko essentially worked for a phone sex line, too 😅

[@Stuck-n-da-90s]

@@Insaneian And when they go to a farm and his friend Heffer a steer is attached to a milking machine. When they leave he goes to say good bye and say they will always have what happened in the barn.

[@erauprcwa]

The name of the restaurant they went to was "The Chokey Chicken" LMFAO

[@nintendianajones64]

This movie is so great because it digs deep into the psyche of what life really is. Pure dread and terror. And ain't nobody's gettin out alive.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Not sure what this film says about life.

[@TsukiumisGuy]

And the ones who live, are never the same again.

[@davidyoungquist6074]

Also the fact that you know about and can relate to the "Mountian people" adds to the fun.

[@davefranklyn7730]

I grew up in New Hampshire. After seeing this movie in 1973, I didn't want to go South of Connecticut! I now have been living in Alabama for 27 years!

[@Knightowl1980]

Just absolutely Wild that you chose this. Not requested, not a patron pick but personally chose it ….for banjoes. Such an Ashleigh move lol

[@reinrose82]

My first thought was ‘nobody warned her?’ Then I got it. 😬

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@reinrose82 Nobody to warn her. She just took off down that river... and then it was too late. Squeal like a pig.

[@Skullspliter]

The guy that looks familiar @21:20 is Jon Voight. He is also Angelina Jolie's dad.

[@shawnmiller4781]

lost the Oscar to Tugg Speedman. Also was Zookander’s dad

[@bobbabai]

He chewed on a pencil

[@DannyCheek]

If Ashleigh wants to see a tear-jerker movie starring Jon Voight,she needs to check out the 1970s movie "The Champ",which was a remake of the 1930s classic movie of the same name.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Burt Reynolds in "Boogie Nights" is an absolute must see film.

[@TTM9691]

Boogie Nights is a MUST for this channel! 10000%! I have been dying for her to hit that movie since I discovered her videos three years ago. She'll get to it one day! If she's watching "Deliverance" - my other favorite Burt Reynold movies - she'll get to "Boogie Nights"!

[@maximillianosaben]

Also, Penis in "Boogie Nights"; but yeah, must-see film.

[@SaraBanartist]

Agreed 👍

[@Falcun21]

Burt in Striptease is amazing.

[@DravenGal]

Was he in "Nine to Five" or was that Dabney Coleman? Younger Dabney had a similar look (read: mustache) so I confuse them sometimes. Also, has Ashleigh seen "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World?" Lots of great stars in that, including Burt.

[@Lensmaster1]

Burt's mustache made him funny. He made a series of action dramas when he was clean shaven. As soon as he grew the mustache he made comedies.

[@Lurker-dk8jk]

"If I hear banjos, I know what's comin'." Words to live by. If I could have warned you, I would have. RIP Burt Reynolds.

[@jhenrykline]

Deliverance works really well because it plays with tangible fears. It doesn't need a supernatural slasher to create fear.

[@arkboy3]

Tangible fear so much scarier!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Same with _Jaws_ and _The Shining_

[@goldenager59]

Quite so. After all, despite what a lot of people think, you don't have to live in the city to risk getting mugged. You don't even need other humans. Mother Nature can do it, all by Herself. 😬

[@TheAshenvictor]

This is a hard movie and I appreciate that you watched it, even if you might not have known what you were in for. It's also culturally significant, spawning not only quotes, banjo memes, and a whole sub-genre of hillbilly horror movies, but also significant for its still relevant theme of the dangers in fucking with nature and what you don't understand. The fact that you react to some smaller or older movies like this is real big part of what makes your channel interesting to me. Thanks for all the great vids Ashleigh!

[@jenniferjordan789]

I think Deliverance 'scars' everyone for life!

[@CoachLouise]

Yes! Saw it in the theater when it came out, vowed never to see it again.

[@marybrown6128]

I think of it as the prequel to Wrong Turn 😂

[@chrisbrown3907]

This is a movie you ONLY have to see once.

[@IanM-id8or]

Mainly it scars men more than women

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@chrisbrown3907 when your inner eye is a cinema always showing Deliverance.

[@btrenninger1]

Watching Deliverance to learn about Banjos is like watching The Last Tango in Paris to learn about butter.

[@kirkdarling4120]

I just thought about Last Tango myself.

[@seantlewis376]

At the end of the banjo scene, when Ashleigh is smiling and clapping, and saying that this is what she came for so she can stop now, I thought, "You're going to wish you had stopped there." Deliverance is a great classic psychological thriller, but gets hard to watch. I think I've only watched it all the way through twice.

[@cbobwhite5768]

Ronnie Cox told the director that he could dislocate his arm, anytime he wanted. So they wrote it into the movie.

[@nyxbellatrix]

As soon as I saw this......"OH GOD!!! POOR ASHLEIGH!!!!!......and then I started laughing........

[@rmhartman]

"This is f--ked up" Yep. This movie traumatized the nation.

[@alexvaraderey]

World

[@danishhald]

So nice to see you! This movie is a ride. From beginning to end. It’s so intense but entertaining. Hope it didn’t shake you up too much!

[@americanaforever6725]

For those of us that grew up in the 70's and spent a lot of time camping and hiking it's considered a classic that hit square on the nerve. BTW most popular movies from around 1968 up to 1982 didn't usually have a happy ending. It was a lot of grit

[@darthramious1639]

ASHLEIGH NO!!!! 😭😭😭

[@oldcdog91]

4:53 And everyone’s thinking “you probably SHOULD stop watching the movie now.” 😬😂

[@etxkevin7452]

"Banjos...I want to get this reference SO BAD!" Hahahahahaha...well ok. Hope you don't regret it.

[@1newbert]

Burt Reynolds mustache showed up about the time he did Smokey and the Bandit. His early tough guy roles usually were sans mustache.

[@jkdbuck7670]

We have the technology to add the mustache on Burt in this movie.

[@1newbert]

@@jkdbuck7670 🤣

[@xanderytube]

Her face during that scene when she didn't know what was coming next.... then she did lol

[@stockyphilb7663]

"I want to get this reference SO bad!" Famous last words.

[@frankrossi6972]

“Deliverance” was like a cultural pivot point for the image of the rural/Southern U.S. in pop culture. In the ‘60s, it was a fun place, full of lively characters in Hooterville, Petticoat Junction, Mayberry, etc.----then the “rural purge” occurred around the time “Deliverance” came out, with networks (particularly CBS) getting rid of rural sitcoms in favor of “urban” stuff like MTM, All in the Family, etc. The nation’s brooding, conspiratorial, Watergate-era mood didn’t help. After “Deliverance,” there was “Walking Tall,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and other darker looks at backwoods America----then someone in the late ‘70s decided it was party time, and light and rowdy good times were in, with a parade of fun movies and TV that includes “Smokey and the Bandit,” Clint Eastwood’s “Every Which Way” movies and "Bronco Billy", “The Electric Horseman,” and “Dukes of Hazzard” leading the way, with Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” playing in the background, and many country songs crossing over into mainstream radio (I grew up in Chicago, and we had Kenny Rogers’ “Gambler” album on vinyl seemingly spinning day and night) as CB culture, Urban Cowboy trends, and other factors made the backwoods fun again.

[@jeffking887]

That’s an interesting point. Never thought of it like that.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Im glad I am from Georgia where most of Burts movies were made : Deliverance, Smokey & the Bandit {seen a lot of the filming}, Longest Yard, Gator, Cannonball Run {I was an extra} & Sharkey's Machine plus Dukes of Hazzard {I was in the 1st episode} was made in my hometown - its great to be an old southern boy ✌💖☮

[@cashflowhustles]

Great breakdown.

[@frankrossi6972]

@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman Whoooa, nellie-----"Hazzard" cred. Now that's BIG. Most kids today only associate Georgia with where "Walking Dead" was filmed.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

@@frankrossi6972 you said right, kids today..."i'm 60! Me & my dad got lucky & were in town {Dec '78} when the General Lee comes sliding onto the square chased by Roscoe in the first chase scene, check out the video Dukes of Hazzard : Chase From 1st Episode! We were standing in front of Harpers Dime store {red brick building} right when they come onto the square! I got lucky again to be on the opposite side of the square when Burt landed his plane to get beer in Cannonball Run 1981, I was one of the folks getting out of the way when it starts to take off {KZbin video Cannonball Plane}! In 1992 I had a '78 Ttop Z28 that was used in an episode of Heat of the Night but never seen my car so I assume they left that on the cutting room floor but I got paid for it & got to eat lunch with the cast so all good! Just my little tidbits of useless information but had great fun

[@EQSATUB]

“What a pleasant little stop this has turned into.” 👀

[@coasterguy]

and now you know why Woody Harrelson's character in Zombieland says "you got a real Purdy mouth" before smacking that zombie with a banjo

[@missmartylynn]

It was the beginning of my senior year in high school and I had a big crush on Burt Reynolds. I knew this movie was coming out and decided I would read this for one of my English projects. My teacher okayed it (surprisingly, he would never be allowed to do that today). The book was terrifying, compelling, and I was totally transfixed. I don't even remember if I wrote a paper about it. But I will NEVER FORGET those images and that story. When I heard you say you were going to watch this one I was thrilled and laughed SO HARD anticipating your reaction. Glad you saw it through. Good job following it so well. This is one of the films that made me an adult. Big Boomer trademark.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Since you watched Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy, with Jon Voight, is a must.

[@DannyCheek]

and "The Champ".

[@Theomite]

ASHLEIGH: Hey! I'm watchin' here! I'm watchin'-I'm watchin' here!

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@DannyCheek ......and Anaconda. I like the part where he gets vomited back up by the snake.

[@reneescala7526]

Deliverance was a novel written by James Dickey, who was given the role of the sheriff in the movie. He was a great Southern author.

[@bobbabai]

Interesting he was given an award called "order of the South" for that novel which had previously been won by three other white southern writers (no internet mention of these award events, either). And then there is zero mention of that award until 2018 when some professor named Morris (another white author from the south) supposedly won it. No mention anywhere in the Google of any other winners and no information on the Southern Academy of Letters, Arts and Sciences which apparently was the organization bestowing this award. It makes me wonder.

[@reneescala7526]

Was one of those authors William Styron?@@bobbabai

[@bobbabai]

@@reneescala7526 no

[@katiestewart5688]

Found the book while working books at goodwill scanning it *how is this not blacklisted?!*

[@reneescala7526]

@@katiestewart5688 Very sad you are discussing blacklisting of books.

[@Jarakin]

"I think me and husband are gonna get a couple of kayaks this summer." Dare you to say that again in a couple hours.

[@davidconway6874]

One of the most heartwarming scenes in a movie followed by one of the most gut wrenching.

[@leemacpeek2698]

Ashleigh I am so impressed at how you have improved mentally over the last year since I found your channel. I have watched most of your reactions. You are always a pleasure to watch. I hope you get over the scar in your psyche over this film. My wife and I watched Deliverance once. I am not a fan of it. Dueling banjos is the only part of this movie worth watching. The scenery is pretty amzing too.

[@ejtappan1802]

You are the first reactor I've ever seen that actually understands the mountain people, and I love you for it! Especially since you clearly know the difference between 'mountain people' and 'creepy-ass rapists' who happen to also be mountain people'. As a West Virginian, we get linked to this movie all the time even though it was actually set and filmed in Georgia. And back in 1972, many of us went to see this film because it was advertised as "modern man against nature" and yeah, we all walked away traumatized.

[@chazbreese8106]

@ejtappan1802 you actually make me feel a bit better of the trauma I felt watching this movie back in the 80s! Whew, thank goodness. Maybe I should visit WV to make up for all the years of avoiding because of this movie... But, I hear it's all Trumpy now... Hmm. Which is worse?

[@FluffyBunnyFeet]

This isn't about local districts like Georgia and Virginia. If nothing else, Ashley guessed at the outset that its about listening to your instincts to stay away from danger. Somewhat about primitive society and 'city folks'. Which translates to anywhere in the world.

[@ukebec1178]

Both this movie and A Clockwork Orange left me with the same bruised feeling. For me, one viewing was enough for both of them. Movies that are traumatic as hell and forever changed opinions about the songs they used.

[@rayevarney]

Absolutely. Traumatic AF

[@scipioafricanus5871]

When I'm in a milk bar I always watch A Clockwork Orange with my droogies.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@scipioafricanus5871 Bedways is best for you, get some spetschka

[@FiercedeityBrad]

Beginning Ashleigh "I'm about to watch the fun banjo movie!" 😂😂😂

[@timgreene8432]

One of the best B movies ever . Filmed in Clayton County GA. mostly . John Voight , Burt , Ned Beatty , William McKinney was the guy who took the arrow. Great Movie !

[@timgreene8432]

" you sure got a purty mouth "

[@nofate2951]

I have personally never wanted to watch this movie in my entire life. So I give many thanks to you Ashleigh for watching it for me. I get the just of it now and what it's about. You are definitely one of a kind and I love you for it!

[@jorgejefferson8251]

Kid on the bridge with the banjo upside down waving it back and forth when they started down the river was in his own way trying to warn them.

[@Dunybrook]

The only one with real brains in the whole movie.

[@adamtaylor7546]

If you like banjos, watch The Muppet Movie. It has 2 of the world''s most famous banjo players in the film. Kermit the Frog and Steve Martin. Also you can squeal like Ms. Piggy.

[@MsWaif]

I’d recommend A Mighty Wind also.

[@adamtaylor7546]

@@MsWaif I suggested all of Christopher Guest’s movies in the past. Mentioning he’s Jamie Lee Curtis’ husband didn’t help.

[@chazbreese8106]

Roy Clark was no banjo slouch. :^)

[@jrobwoo688]

Banjo music just hits different after watching this movie.

[@Finians_Mancave]

Sheriff Bullard (seen starting @37:00) was played by novelist James Dickey, who wrote the novel and screenplay for Deliverance.

[@billallen1307]

You are the only reaction to this movie I have cone across. One watch was enough for almost all of us.

[@mrjoepad1]

The sheriff at the end is James Dickey, the guy who wrote the novel.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

I could see her being like "came for the banjo and stayed for the - wait....what...oh my god!!!!

[@STNeish]

Hard to believe that's Ronnie Cox, who has been in SO many things (probably best remembered as the Lieutenant from Beverly Hills Cop, Cohagen from Total Recall, Captain Jellico from Star Trek, and SO many more).

[@raptorpcgaming2632]

Great flick but you were hilarious!

[@CEngelbrecht]

5:55 "What are you wearing, Burt?" A neoprene vest. For water sports. City slickers stuff.