Burt Reynolds Interview (November 1, 1976)

Persons Appearing: Burt Reynolds, Film(s) Discussed: Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Two for the Road, Arabesque, Nashville, Gator, Burt Reynolds discusses making films in Georgia using past films as examples (DELIVERANCE, THE LONGEST YARD). He claims that what makes Georgia a versatile place to shoot is its landscape, the ability of Atlanta's to look like any U.S. metropolitan area, and the cooperation from the government at the state level. He then discusses different types of directors, using Stanley Donen as an example of a stylist and Robert Altman as an example of an actor's director, and compares these with his aspirations in GATOR, his recent directorial debut.