Designing Women S4 E4 Extra Sugar - Deliverance

Cue the banjos! It’s time to talk about one of Designing Women’s favorite references – or at least Suzanne’s – Deliverance!

This movie turned 50 in 2022, but it still has a foothold in the pop culture zeitgeist. Join us as Salina breaks down the trivia, themes, and impact on the South. Scout’s honor: there will be no squealing like pigs.

Dig into some of Salina’s sources:

• James Dickey - New Georgia Encyclopedia

• How masterly horror Deliverance set a controversial trend - BBC Culture

• Revisiting Deliverance: The Sunbelt South, the 1970s Masculinity Crisis, and the Emergence of the Redneck Nightmare Genre

• Deliverance at 50: a violent battle between urban and rural America

• How we made Deliverance

• Mountain Men: An Oral History of Deliverance - Atlanta Magazine

• An Oral History of 'Deliverance'

Come on, let’s get into it!

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