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The film was shot in northeast Georgia; the fictional river draws on one dammed in the 1970s.
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- The film was shot in northeast Georgia; the fictional river draws on one dammed in the 1970s.
- Dickey allegedly fought Boorman, broke his nose and teeth, was banned, then returned as sheriff.
- Reynolds’s injury and Beatty’s near drowning are recounted with dark jokes about completing the film.
- Credit for squeal like a pig is disputed among Beatty, Boorman and a crew member; Reynolds reportedly ended the long scene by entering.
- Accounts depict Boorman mistreating locals and the cast enjoying the summer; Dueling Banjos led to a copyright dispute.
- Martin Cahill reportedly stole Boorman’s gold record, and the incident was recreated in The General.
- The film reportedly encouraged Jimmy Carter’s Georgia film commission.
- Book occupations are listed; Bobby moves to Hawaii and Ed has hostile fantasies about him, unlike most of the film.
- An unused explicit threat and Dickey claiming the story happened to him are recounted; Boorman doubted the claim after seeing his poor canoeing.