Deliverance Deliverance Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by author James Dickey, a celebrated poet who has a small role in the film as the sheriff, and who wrote the screenplay (uncredited). The film was a critical success, earning three Oscar nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations. Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted for a music scene
Big Bad John (film) then escapes in a car. Charlie tells himself the story about how I finished off Jacque and then I finished off the bad guys once and for all. 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