Not all analysis of the film Deliverance comes from the period in which it was made. A follow up to the film was undertaken by Marketplace, an organization focusing on radio and podcast broadcasting. Some of its reporters and associated documentary producers visited Rabun County, Georgia forty years after Deliverance to examine its impact on the area.
They found that the film produced mixed feelings in the area. The amount of money that it brought to the area is not insubstantial. This was done both by making the county a tourist destination, as well as a style of resort area, with wealthier non-natives buying or building lake side homes as a result of the natural beauty of the area as portrayed in Deliverance. Moreover, people like Billy Redden, who portrayed the boy who participated in the Dueling Banjos sequence, was glad to have participated in the film.
However, the documentary producers also found that the film negatively impacted the area. Among other things, people from Rabun County were often denied jobs when it was found out where they were from on the basis of the stereotypes perpetuated in the film. Additionally, although the film brought money into the region, it was not evenly distributed. Billy Redden, while appreciative of his role, received almost no money from his role in the film.

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HR: https://www.marketplace.org/2012/08/22/life/40-years-later-deliverance-causes-mixed-feelings-georgia – article

Nathaniel Breier
ERH-3-3WX-01
Essay Prompt 7
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The region of Appalachia is commonly presented as a backward land full of what could only be described as lesser peoples, not quite up to the standards of the rest of the country. Whether that is a cause for potential, as described in the articles of Harney and Frost, or as threats as in the movie Deliverance, the description is still the same. However, as can be gleaned from other chapters and articles, this stereotype of Appalachians is quite the opposite of the truth. In Montgomery’s article about the language of the Appalachia, he disproves the ideas of Harney and Frost that the people of Appalachia represent some earlier version of the people in the rest of the country in terms of language at least.
And as described in Kincheloe’s and Steinberg’s articles, the region is still affected by big name brands such as McDonald’s and Barbie respectively and in much the same way as the rest of the country. This includes the marketing schemes that the brands utilize, such as exploiting the divide between older and younger generations, as in Kincheloe’s article.
Lastly, as discussed in Appalachia: A History, how these stereotypes came to be is shown, as well as support for the above points. These stereotypes have existed since before the Civil War, but would have been good fodder for the opposing armies that occupied the region at the time. Additionally, later in the region’s history, the stereotype reflects the desire of the various business interests in the region to exploit it for such items as coal and timber without regard for its natives.