Charles Orme director of Christel Films and John Boorman Productions Limited. This relationship saw him working on a number of productions with Boorman. In 1971, Orme began working as associate producer on "Deliverance" (adapted from James Dickey's novel), directed by John Boorman, edited by Tom Priestley and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox. "Deliverance" was a box office success in the United States, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 1972 after grossing a domestic total of over $46 million with only a $2 million budget. "Deliverance" was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best
Big Bad John (film) Big Bad John (film) Big Bad John is a 1990 film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Ned Beatty and Jimmy Dean, the latter of whom wrote and performed the song the film is based upon. Charlie Mitchelle (Ned Beatty) takes his car and decides to discover what's in the west. While driving, he encounters a group of killers. After killing many of them, he manages to escape. Charlie finds that Jake Calhoun (Jack Elam), one of the group who survived, was cheating on his license. Charlie drives Jake and then a killer throws him out to kill him and