Fwd: The True Story of Dueling Banjos from Deliverance

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This is a heart warmer. You may remember the song, Dueling Banjos, from the movie Deliverance. When the filming group stopped at a gas station, actor Ronnie started to play a tune from the film on his guitar. An autistic boy who was watching, heard the music and started to respond with notes from his banjo. They started an incredible dialogue of instruments, and the autistic boy expressed himself in probably the only form in which he was prepared to communicate. This is how the scene included in the movie was developed and filmed. After this magic moment passed, the boy returned into himself, leaving this part of his externalized beauty in the film. This scene was not part of the script until the camera man happened to catch it on film. The family was well paid and beat poverty by accident. Watch the little boy especially at the end.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for writing this! It really started my week off with a smile..

Regards,

Kathy Kelleher

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> This is a heart warmer. You may remember the song, Dueling Banjos, from

> the movie Deliverance. When the filming group stopped at a gas station,

> actor Ronnie started to play a tune from the film on his guitar. An

> autistic boy who was watching, heard the music and started to respond with

notes

> from his banjo. They started an incredible dialogue of instruments, and

> the autistic boy expressed himself in probably the only form in which he was

> prepared to communicate. This is how the scene included in the movie was

> developed and filmed.

>

> After this magic moment passed, the boy returned into himself, leaving

> this part of his externalized beauty in the film. This scene was not part of

> the script until the camera man happened to catch it on film. The family

> was well paid and beat poverty by accident.

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> Watch the little boy especially at the end.

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