# I just saw Deliverance and I have questions

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 2, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586 "2012-03-02T21:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![obtec2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@obtec2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obtec2001)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586/21 "2012-04-30T01:40:18Z")

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Here he talks about the book/movie. Reynolds, seventy-five, played Lewis Medlock in the film. He now lives in Jupiter, Florida. Dickey and I didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things, but I did love the book. He said, “You know, it really happened. We didn’t get there in time to kill the guy.” I didn’t ask him further

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586/22 "2012-04-30T01:58:28Z")

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Read his son’s book for some insights into how seriously Dickey Sr’s macho posturings should be taken.

> **[Summer of Deliverance: A Memoir of Father and Son: Dickey, Christopher:...](https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Deliverance-Memoir-Father-Son/dp/0684855372)**
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> Summer of Deliverance: A Memoir of Father and Son \[Dickey, Christopher\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Summer of Deliverance: A Memoir of Father and Son

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**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586/23 "2012-04-30T17:13:51Z")

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Also a must-see for those who only know Burt Reynolds as a self-caricature. He actually acted in this one.

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