Deliverance (1972) Edit

A couple of more months and she'll all be gone.

A long time.

A mountain man.

About the dam.

Aintry?

All gone. Rust and dust.

All my youth and passion...

All right now, Chubby, don't fall apart.

All right, Drew, just get in behind Lewis there.

All right, Ed.

All right, go.

All right, I got it straight.

All right, let's get on with it, then.

All right, now left.

All right, put on your life jacket.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right. You're doin' all right, now.

All this land's gonna be covered with water.

Amen.

And if you fellas will excuse me, I'm gonna go be mean to my air mattress.

And if you hit any rocks, don't hit 'em with your head.

And if...

And then what?

And there's nothin' we can do about it.

And you better pray good.

And you can't wait for it to happen, can you?

Any snakes around here?

Anything we can do for you?

Anywhere.

Are you gonna call them out now?

As far as you can see.

Be still now.

Be there by Sunday noon.

Because they're building a dam across the Cahulawasse River.

Before you go, buddy, let me ask you something.

Best thing that ever happened to this town.

Bobby, Drew was shot!

Bobby?

Boy, you are lost.

Brando, come on out!

Brando!

Buried underneath it!

But there's a chance he might lose the leg, so take it easy on him, okay?

But you ain't sure?

But you're wrong if you don't see this as a game.

Can that Chubby boy handle himself?

Can you and your brother drive two cars down to Aintry for us?

Can't we do anything for him?

Canoe trip?

Christ, Drew!

Christ!

Christ! Look at that! God help us.

Christ.

Chromium, paper tissues...

Come on, I'm with you.

Come on, let's not do anything foolish.

Come on, piggy, give me a ride.

Come on, piggy. Come on, piggy.

Come on, squeal. Squeal!

Could have been a rock.

Couldn't we have found a harder place to get in?

Cracker.

Damn friend of yours screamed at me all day long yesterday.

Damn, I thought we'd bought the farm there for a while.

Did he?

Did you ever look over a lake...

Did you hear me?

Did you look for him?

Did you see him?

Didn't we beat that?

Didn't we beat that?

Didn't we have an extra one?

Didn't you, Bobby? I know you.

Do you feel like eating something?

Do you have a phone?

Do you know what you're talkin' about?

Doctor, how's our boy?

Don't come back up here.

Don't ever do nothin' like this again.

Don't forget to phone your wife. Let her know how you are.

Don't get too far ahead, now.

Don't let 'em go. These boys is lying.

Don't stop, Ed!

Don't!

Draw down on a live animal and they get buck fever.

Drew was shot!

Drew was shot!

Drew was shot!

Drew was shot.

Drew was shot.

Drew was...

Drew wasn't wearin' his.

Drew, look at the junk.

Drew, paddle! Drew!

Drew, what's the matter?

Drive 'em down there for what?

Drop?

Easy, easy, my man.

Ed, we're in trouble. They don't believe us!

Even up as far as here?

Every move you make, call it out. I'm behind you.

Everything happened right here.

Everything happened...

Everywhere.

Extremist.

Fill that one up with gas, okay?

For God's sake.

Get a shot, Ed?

Get up, boy!

Give him a couple of bucks.

Gives us somethin' to consider.

Go left, Chubby. Come on. Straighten it out.

Go right, go right.

Go right, go right.

Go right.

Go to sleep.

Go, go, go...

Go!

God almighty!

Goddamn it!

Goddamn it!

Goddamn it!

Goddamn, you play a mean banjo.

Good morning.

Good night, Drew.

Good night, Lewis.

Good.

Got a nice house...

Gotta get Lewis to a doctor.

Great.

He bled.

He could be out there anywhere, watchin' us right now.

He got a real pretty mouth, ain't he?

He knows the woods, though. He really does.

He learned 'em, he doesn't feel 'em. That's his problem.

He took off huntin' three days ago and...

He wants to be one with nature and he can't hack it.

He was shot, Bobby!

He was the best of us.

He wasn't just some guy...

He wasn't wearin' it!

He'll come in drunk probably.

He's gonna try and kill us, too!

He's hurt bad, isn't he?

He's rather well thought of in his field, Lewis.

He's right up there!

Headin' downriver.

Hear it?

Hell, here's a big one!

Hell, it'll hold.

Hell, sometimes a man can...

Hell, you're crazy.

Hello. Come on in.

Here we go.

Here you go.

Here, here.

Here, hold that on him.

Here's his jacket!

Here's to you, Lewis.

Hey, Bobby, look what came out of the forest.

Hey, Charlie.

Hey, not so loud, Bobby. Let's not upset these people.

Hey, now, that didn't hurt too bad, did it?

Hey, this doesn't seem right.

Hey, what happens if we flip this thing over?

Hey, you wanna play another one?

Hold him here.

Hold it up there. Slow it down.

Hold it.

Hope we can get off this river today.

Hot damn, he got one!

How about you, Ed?

How come you all ended up with four life jackets?

How sweet, yeah.

How was it?

How you feeling?

How'd you manage to shoot yourself with your own arrow?

Hundreds of feet deep.

I believe you could, too. I believe you could.

I bet you can squeal like a pig.

I bet you squeal.

I can imagine how they felt.

I could play all day with that guy.

I coulda went up the river without my oar.

I didn't really know him.

I do baptize thee now, in the name of modern technology.

I don't believe it!

I don't know the technical word for it, Drew, but I know this:

I don't know what's wrong with your man there.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know. I really don't know.

I don't know. I thought I heard something.

I don't remember nothing.

I don't think I'll see you for a while.

I don't think you understood me. I wanna get some drivers...

I don't want this gettin' around.

I got eaten alive last night. My bites have got bites.

I got myself a plump partner here.

I guess you're gonna be with me, Chubby. Get them supplies up there.

I had my first wet dream in a sleepin' bag.

I hate him.

I have some.

I heard you. I was in that room, Bobby.

I hope Deputy Queen finds his brother in law.

I know enough about canoein' to handle the both of you.

I know that's all you care about.

I know what I said.

I know you'll be back in time to see the pompom girls at halftime.

I like my life, Lewis.

I love good corn.

I love the way you wear that hat.

I mean, what's this all about?

I said, $50, my ass.

I saw how he drives these country roads...

I see him, Drew.

I tell you, I'll send it over and let you see it, if you doubt it.

I think downstream would be a good idea, don't you?

I think so.

I think you're crazy sometimes.

I thought they'd surely kill us.

I told 'em...

I understand, Eddie, I understand.

I was on jury duty once.

I'd appreciate it if you'd show me that spot.

I'd kinda like to see this town die peaceful.

I'd take $50.

I'd take $50.

I'd think you'd recognize your own canoe.

I'll blow his damned balls off.

I'll do it for $40.

I'll do it, Bobby, thank you.

I'll have you in the water in another hour.

I'll stand by it.

I'll talk with you later.

I'm a salesman, Ed.

I'm glad we came here.

I'm goin' to sleep.

I'm goin' with you, Ed, and not with Mr. Lewis Medlock.

I'm gonna have you back in your little suburban house...

I'm gonna take you there.

I'm lost.

I'm not mad at you, Ed. Just do me a favor, don't holler at me.

I'm with Lewis.

I'm with you, Ed!

I'm with you, Ed.

I've known tournament archers, damn good shots.

I've never been insured in my life. I don't believe in insurance.

I've never been lost in my life.

If he killed Drew...

If he tries that again, shoot that one there.

If I thought that, I would have let them go first, Ed.

If we are lost, I don't wanna hear about it.

If we hit any strong water...

If we want money, we'll take it.

If you gentlemen have a still near here, that's fine with us.

In a canoe.

Insurance?

Is he alive?

Is he bleeding?

Is there any hillbillies up here?

Is this some fast water we're comin' up to?

It is a matter of the law!

It wasn't a murder trial.

It's a very clean way to make electric power.

It's all gone you see.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all up to you, Ed.

It's freezin'!

It's only the biggest fuckin' river in the state.

It's true, Lewis, what you said.

It's up to you, Ed.

Jesus!

Just a little unorthodox.

Just a little, there you have it.

Just about the last wild, untamed, unpolluted, unfucked up river in the South.

Just drop 'em, boy!

Just follow us!

Just get in your car, huh?

Just how are you gonna do that, Lewis? Where?

Just like a hog. Come here, piggy, piggy, piggy.

Just wait until you feel that white water under you.

Just what happened.

Keep her headed right.

Keep your eyes open, Robert.

Left, to your left.

Let me ask you something.

Let's bury him.

Let's just wait and see what comes out of the river.

Let's squeal. Squeal now.

Lewis broke his leg in those rapids there.

Lewis does not drink.

Lewis had a bad night. More than once I thought he'd die.

Lewis says that other guy...

Lewis, don't play games with these people.

Lewis, for God's sake!

Lewis, I wanna thank you.

Lewis, I'll tell you what.

Lewis, is this the way you get your rocks off?

Lewis, just ask him about his hat.

Lewis, listen, we had to change our story.

Lewis, we're back.

Lewis, we're trapped in this gorge.

Lewis, you are gonna kill us both, you son of a bitch...

Lewis, you scared the shit out of me!

Lewis, you son of a bitch, why do we have to go so damn fast?

Lewis!

Lewis?

Lewis?

Lewis. Let's go.

Lewis...

Like you said, there was nothin' else we could do.

Listen, Ed.

Listen, everything happened right here.

Listen, Lewis, let's go back to town and...

Listen.

Little canoe trip. Headin' for Aintry.

Look here.

Look out!

Look, come here a minute. See that car there?

Look, Ed.

Look, Sheriff...

Look, we don't want any trouble here.

Look!

Looks good.

Looks like my mama's corset or something.

Looks like we got us a sow here instead of a boar.

Lord.

Lord. Deliver us from all...

Loss of control, psychological.

Louder!

Louder! Get down now, boy!

Louder.

Louder.

Machines are gonna fail.

Man, that's about as buried as you can get!

Maybe Lewis is right!

Maybe we can learn something. Back water now.

Me and my buddy, we're gonna take a canoe trip down the Cahulawasse.

Mr. Queen's got a brother in law...

Murder trial?

My father in law has a houseboat on Lake Bowie.

My leg's broke.

Never mind.

Never out of the five ring.

No bigger than Aintry, anyway. Them, those woods, are real deep.

No matter what disaster may occur in other parts of the world...

No shit.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, that's my car. That's my car.

No, we'll be takin' it slow.

No, we're still waitin' for him to come around.

No.

No.

Not now.

Not really.

Nothing.

Now I know where you told me it was.

Now just think what you're doin', Ed.

Now let's you just drop them pants.

Now that you brought that up, hang on to your paddle.

Now what about this?

Now why isn't he gonna do that?

Now you get to play the game.

Now you got it, boy. Very good.

Now you listen, Ed! Damn it, we can get out of this thing!

Now you listen, Lewis. I don't know what you got in mind...

Now, we lost one. That could be it.

Nowhere.

Of course, he's right. Of course!

Officer?

Oh, God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, no, no.

Oh, no. Don't.

Oh, who was it, Lewis?

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Okay, all right.

Okay!

Okay?

On the right, watch it now.

One big, dead lake.

Or, as it's better known among we camping types, the instant broad.

Over here!

Over here.

Paddle, you son of a bitch.

People?

Phone?

Plan?

Played a lot of checkers over there.

Please.

Power company?

Probably they're doin' the same thing we are.

Pull off that little bitty shirt there, too.

Pull yourself together.

Put this on.

Put your life jacket on!

Release.

Right over there's the old fire station.

Right up there.

Right, yeah, you're makin' whiskey up here.

Right.

Right.

Right. Here we go.

Say, mister...

See how fast we can shoot this bush.

See, this here river don't go nowhere near Aintry.

Sheriff, that ain't what he said this morning.

Shit, all these people are related.

Shit!

Shit!

Shot him in the back.

Slow it down, Lewis, come on. Come on, don't fool around.

So what?

So will you.

Some corn?

Some people never can, Drew.

Somethin' happened to him.

Something or someone?

Something's wrong!

Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything.

Squeal louder. Louder.

Squeal.

Squeal.

Sure, this river only runs one way, Captain. Haven't you heard?

Sure.

System did produce the air mattress.

Take the body down to Aintry.

Talk about genetic deficiencies.

Talk to his wife?

Telephone?

Tell 'em what, exactly?

Terrific, Lewis.

Thank you.

That a boy, that a boy.

That there's the town hall.

That's none of our business.

That's right, a canoe trip.

That's right, I killed somebody.

That's right, Lewis. That's our story.

That's right, none of your goddamn business.

That's the darndest lookin' cucumber you'll ever see.

That's the game: Survive.

That's the guy with the gun, huh?

That's the truth.

That's where we're going, somewhere.

The first explorers saw this country...

The Griner boys brought these cars down to you from Orie, is that right?

The guy must know exactly where we are.

The law?

The law?

The river's inaccessible, except at a couple of points.

Them panties, take 'em off.

Then I measured it around, and it's ten and a half around.

Then survival. Who has the ability to survive.

Then...

There ain't gonna be no more river. Just gonna be a big, dead lake.

There she is.

There was someone, wasn't there?

There, get them britches down. That's that.

There's a rock!

There's no end to it.

There's no repeatin' it.

There's no risk.

There's no way we can change this.

There's no way we can change what happened to Bobby.

There's not but one thing to do:

There's somethin' in the woods and the water that we have lost in the city.

They brought the cars.

They found part of the green canoe, right?

They live back over that way.

They were sexually assaulting two members of our party at gunpoint.

They would have for sure.

They would have.

They'll be there.

They're drowning the river, man.

They're gonna **** it.

They're rough lookin' boys, them hillbillies.

Think about your family, Ed.

This area may be evacuated already.

This corn is special, isn't it?

This is a hell of a time to be tellin' us that.

This is gonna be fun!

This is nice.

This is ridiculous. Excuse me.

This is the last chance we got to see this river.

This is the one.

This may be the most important decision of your whole life, Ed.

This river cruise gonna happen or not?

This river don't go to Aintry.

Those lakes provide many people with recreation.

Trial by jury.

Turn it over to the highway patrol. Tell 'em what happened.

Turn it!

Upstream, and you got scared.

Watch Lewis.

We ain't gonna make it!

We can save ourselves considerable hardship...

We can show you the place.

We did it!

We didn't lose it, just sold it.

We don't have a thing.

We don't know what you're doing, and we don't care.

We don't know what you're talking about.

We get connected up with that body and the law...

We got nothin' to hold 'em for.

We got to stop them from lookin' upriver.

We gotta do the right thing.

We gotta get rid of that guy.

We just may be at the end of the line.

We just paddle on down to Aintry, get the cars and go home.

We just wanna cooperate.

We know about where it is.

We made it.

We made it. We made it, Ed.

We may have to stop just a minute for the church to get out of the way.

We must live with it for the rest of our lives.

We need that cucumber I got out of the garden last night.

We want somebody to drive 'em down to Aintry for us.

We'd like to have them cars in Aintry when we get there.

We'll buy some. We could use it.

We'll find a place to put it.

We'll find it.

We'll find it.

We'll wait until dark, and we'll put you in the bottom of the canoe...

We're doin' everything we can for him.

We're gonna leave Friday from Atlanta.

We're gonna make it. Keep it straight.

We're not gonna move you, Lewis.

We're not out of this yet!

We've got quite a long journey ahead of us, gentlemen...

Well, for the Lord's sake, will you look at that?

Well, hell, I guess this river comes out somewhere, don't it?

Well, how come he wasn't wearin' it?

Well, I'll say one thing for the system.

Well, if he knows where we are...

Well, let's get our heads together.

Well, the system's done all right by me.

Well, then, we'll take a vote.

Well, we fucked up.

Well, we require that you get your goddamn ass up in them woods.

What a view!

What about here? What about right there?

What are you gonna do with Drew?

What did you tell him?

What do you say, Bobby?

What do you think, Bobby?

What do you wanna know for?

What happened on that last set of rapids?

What he did to Bobby?

What in the hell is he gonna tell 'em, Drew?

What is it you require of us?

What is this?

What law?

What people?

What power company?

What the hell do you know about canoein'?

What the hell you think you're doing?

What the hell you wanna go fuck around in that river for?

What the hell's that?

What we agreed on.

What we gonna do with him?

What you got there, guy?

What'd you say?

What're we gonna do, Lewis?

What're we gonna do?

What's that?

What's the matter, boy?

What's the matter?

What's the plan, Lewis?

What's you wanna do with him?

When you see the river, you're gonna like it.

Where are you goin', city boy?

Where do they live?

Where does it go then?

Where's Drew?

Which way are we goin'?

Who gives a shit?

Who? Bobby?

Who's pickin' the banjo here?

Why are you so anxious about this?

Why couldn't he go get some other mountain men?

Why do you go on these trips with me, Ed?

Why not?

Why sure. We'd never tell anybody where it is.

Without any questions asked!

Would you like some peas?

Yeah, but why do you go on these trips with me?

Yeah, I think so, but it's kind of confusing.

Yeah, we beat it, didn't we?

Yeah, well, that's a goddamn lie.

Yes, I do.

Yes, I will, thank you.

Yes, sir.

Yes, you did.

Yes!

You ain't a big boy.

You ain't going no damn where!

You ain't never gonna get down to Aintry.

You all about ready to leave?

You and Bobby see some rocks, you yell out now, right?

You believe in democracy, don't you?

You better let them show us.

You better run, you son of a bitch!

You can do better than that, boy.

You come for the cars, sir?

You did good, Chubby, you did good.

You did it, Ed.

You did it, Ed. Good.

You don't beat it.

You don't have to worry about that, Sheriff.

You don't know nothin'.

You done taken the wrong turn.

You ever had your balls cut off, you fuckin' ape?

You fallin' asleep?

You got a child.

You got a nice job.

You got a wife.

You got it.

You got that, boy?

You happen to see another man with 'em up there?

You judge people by the way they look. You can trust 'em.

You killed him!

You killed somebody!

You know how long it was?

You know something? You're right, we're lost.

You know that one place there...

You know what I was just thinking?

You know what's gonna be here? Right here. A lake.

You know, sometimes I wonder about that.

You let me take care of that.

You let me worry about that, Drew.

You look around you, Lewis!

You make that sound...

You might get the Griner brothers.

You push a little more power into Atlanta...

You recognize that piece of canoe?

You said something about makin' whiskey. Ain't that what you said?

You sure it's him?

You take that Chubby boy with you today, okay?

You take this man and turn him over to the sheriff, there'll be a trial all right.

You tell me how a canoe can drift upriver.

You think we should let 'em show us to the river?

You told him the truth, didn't you, Bobby?

You understand?

You understand?

You wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness?

You'll never get out of this gorge alive!

You're a wonderful father to your boys, Drew...

You're gonna be all right.

You're gonna do some prayin' for me, boy.

You're gonna like it.

You're missin' the whole point, Ed.

You're the guy with the answers. What the hell do we do now?

Your name Griner?

...instead of bare assin' through it... I'm ready.

...never get a shot. Isn't that right, Lewis? Right.

...up there huntin' or something? You tell me!

Ain't that right? I don't know if I'm ready.

All right, now, look. Right now! You get up there now.

And Drew drowned here. In this place. No, no, Ed.

Back up against the tree. I'm pretty far back against it now.

Come on. I'm comin' on.

Come on. Okay.

Don't. Hey, boy.

Get up and give me a ride. All right.

Get up and give me a ride. All right.

Get up! Get up there! All right.

Hold on. I'll tell you, Lewis...

Howdy. Howdy.

I got him. Hold on!

It's all right. Get Lewis to a doctor.

Keep it straight. Watch that tree.

Keep your eyes open, Drew. I'll race you.

Let's go. Let's go.

Let's pick up some speed. All right. Let's go.

Lewis, you guys all right? All set.

Look at those rapids! Christ!

Move your ass. Easy with the weapon!

No, nothin' happened here. Bobby, listen to me!

Okay, Ed? Bobby, look at those rapids down there!

Okay, let's go. I'm comin'.

Okay, now. I got it.

Right, go right. Go right.

See that saplin' over yonder? You heard him.

Tell me. Twelve and a half inches long.

That's an extreme point of view, Lewis. It is.

This is steep here, now. All right.

Watch yourself. I'm watchin'.

We don't know where in the hell we are. A still?

We gotta get Lewis to a doctor. Right, Ed.

We heard all this... I said it's all set, Drew.

We're back, Ed! Yeah.

We're talkin' to you. All right.

Who? The Griner brothers.

Yes, thank you, Lord. Turn it around.

You look just like a hog. No, don't.

You told him the truth! I didn't do that!

You're in trouble. Just don't argue with 'em, Ed.

...a good husband...

...a little more air conditioners for your smug little suburb...

...and that car down to Aintry.

...and think about somethin' buried underneath it?

...and we'll sneak out of here.

...and you know what's gonna happen? They're gonna **** this whole landscape.

...arise in Atlanta...

...before we ever see any water.

...but if you conceal this body, you'll be charged with murder.

...he don't know nothin' about.

...he's gonna have to kill us!

...hunt for three years...

...if we come off this river and our cars aren't there?

...if we just back water, talk it out before we make our move.

...in time to see the football game on Sunday afternoon.

...Jimmy and Billy Ray.

...maybe his mama and his daddy sittin' in the jury box.

...might've happened up on him somewhere.

...nice kid.

...nice wife...

...no one can find us up here.

...nobody's heard from him since.

...or what petty little problems...

...play golf.

...rather shitty, Lewis.

...saw it just like us.

...spent in that back seat.

...that toothless bastard, shot him!

...that's the best, the second best sensation I ever felt.

...this thing's gonna be hangin' over us the rest of our lives.

...to do all I can for 'em.

...to drive this car...

...to his wife Linda.

...upstream, above where we told him.

...we been through quite a lot.

...we come through this, I promise...

...we got a live one here.

...with this man's aunt and uncle...

'Bye, Bobby.

'Cause.

$4.99.

$50, my ass.