Dueling Banjos was made famous by the 1972 film "Deliverance," which also led to a successful lawsuit by the song's composer, as it was used in the film without Smith's permission. The film version was arranged and recorded by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, but only credited to Weissberg on a single subsequently issued in December 1972. It went to #2 for four weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1973, all four weeks behind Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song," and topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks the same year. It reached #1 for one week on
The Tune first animated feature, premiered September 4, 1992, after runs at Sundance and Cannes. It incorporates earlier shorts released by Plympton, including "The Wiseman" (1991), "Dig My Do" (1990), and "Tango Schmango" (1990). Some critics have observed that this content seems out-of-place with the original material for the film. Its music was composed by Maureen McElheron, a longtime friend of Plympton's who has composed the music for most of his films. "The Tune" was nominated for a number of awards in 1992 and 1993. The Tune The Tune is an animated musical-comedy film by directed by Bill Plympton. Del, a hard-working