What is Deliverence / Thunderbolt and Lightfoot about?

DELIVERANCE, 1972, Warner Bros., 109 min. Director John Boorman fashions an indescribable odyssey of unexpected violence, endurance and transcendence as Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty are stalked by a scruffy gang of backwoods Neanderthals (Bill McKinney among them). THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT, 1974, MGM Repertory, 114 min. Writer-director Michael Cimino’s first film is a terrific, offbeat heist film and modern-day Western, with pro thief Clint Eastwood trying to elude murderous ex-partners George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis with aid from gentle-souled drifter Jeff Bridges. THUNDERBOLT constantly surprises with ingenious plot twists, character-driven humor and a wistful sweetness that is all too rare in most action films.

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What is Deliverence / Thunderbolt and Lightfoot about?: DELIVERANCE, 1972, Warner Bros., 109 min. Director John Boorman fashions an indescribable odyssey of unexpected violence, endurance and transcendence as Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty are stalked by a scruffy gang of backwoods Neanderthals (Bill McKinney among them).

THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT, 1974, MGM Repertory, 114 min. Writer-director Michael Cimino’s first film is a terrific, offbeat heist film and modern-day Western, with pro thief Clint Eastwood trying to elude murderous ex-partners George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis with aid from gentle-souled drifter Jeff Bridges. THUNDERBOLT constantly surprises with ingenious plot twists, character-driven humor and a wistful sweetness that is all too rare in most action films.