Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox play "weekend warriors" who set off in two canoes down a mystery-laden Georgia river - and discover a wilderness of terror. Director John Boorman (Excalibur, Hope And Glory) sets them - and viewers - on the knife-edge of survival. Adapted by James Dickey from his novel and nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture, this movies draws us in with the irresistible force of a raging current.