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September 2022
From the Guardian archive
Deliverance reviewed: ‘a finely structured allegory about America’ – archive, 1972
28 September 1972: The great thing about John Boorman’s new film is that it’s a cracking good story
July 2022
Deliverance at 50: a violent battle between urban and rural America
John Boorman’s critical and commercial smash may have leaned on grotesque stereotypes but it remains a fiercely thrilling piece of exploitation
YouTube archive
Sublime swerve, motorbike madness and an introduction to Kin-Ball
This week’s roundup also features T20 action, the best of Wesley Sneijder and Marshawn Lynch’s philosophy
Burt Reynolds: Hollywood pays tribute to 'a true American icon'
6:20
Burt Reynolds in conversation with the Guardian: ‘Marlon Brando was a strange man’ – archive video
Interviewing Burt Reynolds was a revelation which still shocks me today
Hadley Freeman
Burt Reynolds: the easygoing cannonball of old-school Hollywood manliness
Burt Reynolds obituary
Genial, energetic and prolific star of film and TV best known for his acclaimed performances in Deliverance and Boogie Nights
Burt Reynolds – a life in pictures
The hirsute heart-throb has died at the age of 82. Though best known for Deliverance and Boogie Nights, his prodigious output for film and television spanned six decades. Here we look back at his career
Burt Reynolds, Hollywood film star, dies aged 82
The much-loved star of hits such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights died on Thursday in Florida
January 2017
This much I know
Burt Reynolds: ‘Dumping a helicopter full of manure on the National Enquirer made me feel great’
The 80-year-old actor on being a pin-up, his fears about his friend Donald Trump and why he can’t stop speeding
November 2016
Film blog
Role reversals: the classic movie parts that almost went to someone else
An American 007? Jack Nicholson as Michael Corleone? With Eddie Redmayne admitting he narrrowly missed out on a role in last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we look back on other Sliding Doors moments from Hollywood history
January 2016
My family values
Burt Reynolds: my family values
The actor talks about his father who was his hero, but not keen on his son’s choice of acting as a career, plus the son he loves and misses
December 2015
Guardian Live
Burt Reynolds meets Hadley Freeman - Guardian Live event
To celebrate his autobiography But Enough About Me, veteran actor Burt Reynolds joins Hadley Freeman at a Guardian Live event to talk candidly about his career, Sinatra, Monroe and who would play him in the film of his life
Burt Reynolds: 'I missed my chance with Greta Garbo' – video
Film star Burt Reynolds recalls how he wasted an opportunity with Greta Garbo after sharing a taxi home with her. Reynolds was in conversation with Hadley Freeman at a Guardian Live event in London
Burt Reynolds: 'I regret turning down Greta Garbo'
In a candid Guardian Live interview, Reynolds admitted he had never watched all of Boogie Nights, regretted turning down Greta Garbo – and that he never got over ‘love of his life’ Sally Field
November 2015
Burt Reynolds: I regret turning down Bond
Star of the Smokey and the Bandit films, Boogie Nights and Deliverance says he believed in 1970 that only an Englishman should play 007
February 2013
The 10 best ...
The 10 best comebacks
John Galliano tops our list of recent, often unlikely resurrections