Diliverance (1972,dir by John Boorman, DP: Vilmos Zsigmond)
Today’s scene that I love comes from John Boorman’s 1972 film, Deliverance. For the longest time, I thought that this scene was improvised and the kid with the banjo just happened to be hanging out around the set. That makes for a nice story but I have recently read that this scene was actually scripted and the kid, while a local, was hired ahead-of-time to show up and play the banjo.
From Deliverance, here are the Dueling Banjos!
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That scene is awesome, and I loved it too! I also believed for the longest time that the young man, Billy Redden, was really playing banjo. Bottom line, another professional musician was hired to play. But it does make a great story!
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This entire movie is brilliantly acted and directed…tis moment is magical and foreboding as well…
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I changed my FB profile picture today to a picture of me at my parents cabin with the beautiful South Fourche River running behind me. My friend Paul Talbot wondered if I was in DELIVERANCE country! I told him I didn’t hear a single banjo playing!
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