Saturday movie trivia for you – Marlon Brando squeals like a pig!
“Squeal Like A Pig!”
It is one of cinema’s most iconic lines. And one of film’s most intense moments of all time. I just spoke to someone who didn’t know even know that “squeal like a pig!” was from a movie – and certainly didn’t know it was from one of the greatest films ever made:
Deliverance!
“Deliverance” was a cultural phenomenon from the moment it was released in 1972 – a shocking story of friendship and survival – and now there is a fascinating oral history about the film, how Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson were set to star in it, and the on-set fight between the Director and Author!
Lewis: Can that chubby boy handle himself?
Ed: Bobby? He’s rather well thought of in his field, Lewis.
Lewis: Insurance? I never been insured in my life. There’s no risk.
Burt Reynolds is outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock, who is…
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Always loved this film. The natural setting, beautiful and unforgiving combined with scary assailants, one who plays a mean banjo (one of my fav scenes of all time) is a survival story that works.
Agree, and great acting as well, although I loved reading about the tension between the Director and the Author of the book! Oh, and the Director also made one of the weirdest film of all time soon after – Zardoz! – https://johnrieber.com/2012/10/01/suspiria-caligula-zardoz-wacky-one-word-movie-wonders/
I did love that film. I was 20 when it came out, and have never forgotten the ‘duelling banjos’ scene, or the music. I never got Reynold’s terrible toupees though. With all that money around, he could have at least had better hair!
Best wishes, Pete.
Pete, that may have in fact been the best hair you could get at the time!
I hadn’t considered that! 🙂