Editing Deliverance (section)

==Reception==
===Commercial===
''Deliverance'' was a box office success in the United States, becoming the [[1972 in film#Top grossing films (U.S.)|fifth-highest grossing film of 1972]], with a domestic take of over $46 million.<ref name="TN">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1972/0DLVR.php|publisher=The Numbers|title=Deliverance, Box Office Information|access-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref> The film's financial success continued the following year, when it went on to earn $18 million in North American "[[Gross rental|distributor rentals]]" (receipts).<ref>"Big Rental Films of 1973", ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', 9 January 1974 p 19</ref>

===Critical===
''Deliverance'' was well received by critics and is widely regarded as one of the best films of 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/1972.html |title=Greatest Films of 1972 |publisher=Filmsite.org |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.films101.com/y1972r.htm |title=The Best Movies of 1972 by Rank |publisher=Films101.com |access-date=2012-05-05 |archive-date=November 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106000954/http://www.films101.com/y1972r.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinepad.com/awards/best_70s.htm |title=Best Films of the 1970s |publisher=Cinepad.com |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510120236/http://cinepad.com/awards/best_70s.htm |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}</ref> On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an 89% rating based on reviews from 65 critics, with an average rating of 8.40/10. The site's consensus states: "Given primal verve by John Boorman's unflinching direction and Burt Reynolds' star-making performance, ''Deliverance'' is a terrifying adventure."<ref>{{cite web |title=Deliverance |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deliverance/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref> {{MC film|80|15|ref=yes|access-date=May 6, 2022}}

[[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film four stars out of four and wrote, "It is a gripping horror story that at times may force you to look away from the screen, but it is so beautifully filmed that your eyes will eagerly return."<ref name="Siskel">{{cite news |last1=Siskel |first1=Gene |title=The Movies: Deliverance |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77346990/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 5, 1972 |page=Section 2, Page 5|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> [[Charles Champlin]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called it "an engrossing adventure, a demonstrable labor of love" carried by Voight and Reynolds.<ref>Champlin, Charles (August 13, 1972). "Men Against River—of Life?—in 'Deliverance'". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Calendar, p. 17.</ref> Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that the film was "certainly a distinctive and gripping piece of work, with a deliberately brooding, ominous tone and visual style that put you in a grave, fearful frame of mind, almost in spite of yourself."<ref>Arnold, Gary (October 5, 1972). "' Deliverance': A Gripping Piece of Work". ''[[The Washington Post]]''. B1.</ref>

Not all reviews were positive. [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film a mixed 2.5 stars out of a possible 4. He declared the film was "admittedly effective on the level of simple adventure" and had good performances, particularly from Voight and Reynolds. However, Ebert also wrote ''Deliverance'' "totally fails [in] its attempt to make some kind of significant statement about its action [...] It's possible to consider civilized men in a confrontation with the wilderness without throwing in rapes, cowboy-and-Indian stunts and pure exploitative sensationalism."<ref>[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/deliverance-1972 "Deliverance"]. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.</ref>

Arthur D. Murphy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the setting was "majestic" but it was "in the fleshing out that the script fumbles, and with it the direction and acting."<ref>Murphy, Arthur D. (July 19, 1972). "[https://variety.com/review/VE1117790346 Film Reviews: Deliverance]". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. 14.</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' was also generally negative, calling the film "a disappointment" because "so many of Dickey's lumpy narrative ideas remain in his screenplay that John Boorman's screen version becomes a lot less interesting than it has any right to be."<ref>Canby, Vincent (July 31, 1972). "[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/31/archives/the-screen-james-dickeys-deliverance-arrives-weekend-canoe-trip-of.html The Screen: James Dickey's 'Deliverance' Arrives]". ''[[The New York Times]]''. 21.</ref>

"Dueling Banjos" won the 1974 [[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance]]. The film was selected by ''The New York Times'' as one of ''The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made'', while the viewers of [[Channel 4]] in the United Kingdom voted it #45 on a list of ''The 100 Greatest Films''.  Reynolds later called it "the best film I've ever been in".<ref>{{cite news|title=Workaholic Burt Reynolds sets up his next task: Light comedy |last=Siskel |first=Gene |author-link=Gene Siskel |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=Nov 28, 1976|page=e2}}</ref> However, he stated that the rape scene went "too far".<ref name="ContactMusic2008">{{cite magazine|title=Reynolds: 'Deliverance Rape Scene Went Too Far'|date=21 January 2008|magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]]|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/burt-reynolds/news/reynolds-deliverance-rape-scene-went-too-far_1056945|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[45th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| rowspan="2"| [[John Boorman]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973 |title=The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-12-06 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Tom Priestley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[26th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1973/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1973 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1973 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1973}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| Tom Priestley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Soundtrack]]
| Jim Atkinson, [[Walter Goss]], and Doug Turner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[25th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| John Boorman
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1972.aspx?value=1972 |title=25th DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=January 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[30th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/deliverance |title=Deliverance – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 10, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1973}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| [[Jon Voight]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| John Boorman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| [[James Dickey]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song – Motion Picture]]
| "[[Dueling Banjos]]" <br> Music by [[Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith|Arthur Smith]]; <br> Adaptation by [[Eric Weissberg]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1972|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|7th Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1972/ |title=1972 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ |title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |website=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|9th Place}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[25th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium]]
| James Dickey
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |date= |work=Writers Guild of America |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=2012-12-05 |access-date=2010-06-06 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

====American Film Institute lists====
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]]—#15