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Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
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Aug 18, 1972
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$46.1M
Budget
$2.0M
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23.1x
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Sep 21, 1999
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Warner Bros. Pictures, Elmer Enterprises
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Jon Voight
Ed Gentry
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Burt Reynolds
Lewis Medlock
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Ned Beatty
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Ronny Cox
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Billy Redden
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Seamon Glass
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Bill McKinney
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Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
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Johnny Popwell
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Kathy Rickman
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James Dickey
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Macon McCalman
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Charley Boorman
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See all →A Weekend Adventure Turns Into a Nightmare
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Four men ride a wild river. A weekend turns into a nightmare.
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Questioning the Cahulawassee River Experience
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What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?
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