Last Surviving W/C Canoe from "Deliverance" is Discovered

[Glenn MacGrady]

"Warner Bros. had approximately a dozen identical Old Town 16’ Guides shipped to the filming location in Georgia, knowing they’d be destroying several in the iconic rapids sequence filmed in the Tallulah Gorge."

The Last Surviving Wood-Canvas Canoe From Deliverance Is Discovered

Cue the song “Dueling Banjos” and get ready to paddle harder because a canoe from the film Deliverance has been found.

paddlingmag.com

 

[Benson Gray]

See the link below for more about these canoes and copies of their build records.

Benson

Deliverance canoe....

Sort of put back together......

forums.wcha.org

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

We've discussed Burt Reynold's glued-together fake "Deliverance" canoe in this post, which has a link to @Murat V's blog post on the fake.

PIctures of celebrities in canoes

This 1934 date, with one of the best real life horsemen in film history, was probably less stressful than her relationship with the original King Kong.

www.canoetripping.net

 

[stripperguy]

Interesting to note that a particular scene required the stunt men to run a certain rapid. They refused, citing the danger.
Burt Reynolds himself stepped up and said he would run that section, breaking his coccyx in the process. But the cinematographers got the shot!!

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

According to Benson's research, he found records of seven 16' Old Town Guides shipped to the Warner Brothers Unit Production Manager between April and June, 1971, c/o this motel:

Heart Of Rabun Motel & Restaurant, Highway 441

Public and Private Dining Room - Banquet Facilities. Playground Equipment, Heated Pool, TV, Electric Heat. Tom and Beanie Ramey, Owner and Manager.

www.cardcow.com