<P> Four Atlanta men -- Lewis Medlock , Ed Gentry , Bobby Trippe , and Drew Ballinger -- decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness , expecting to have fun and witness the area 's unspoiled nature before the fictional Cahulawassee River valley is flooded by construction of a dam . Lewis and Ed are experienced outdoorsmen , while Bobby and Drew are novices . While traveling to their launch site , the men ( Bobby in particular ) are condescending towards the locals , who are unimpressed by the `` city boys '' . </P>
<P> Four Atlanta men -- Lewis Medlock , Ed Gentry , Bobby Trippe , and Drew Ballinger -- decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness , expecting to have fun and witness the area 's unspoiled nature before the fictional Cahulawassee River valley is flooded by construction of a dam . Lewis and Ed are experienced outdoorsmen , while Bobby and Drew are novices . While traveling to their launch site , the men ( Bobby in particular ) are condescending towards the locals , who are unimpressed by the `` city boys '' . </P>
where was the movie deliverance supposed to have taken place
where was the movie deliverance supposed to have taken place
the remote northern Georgia wilderness
the remote northern Georgia wilderness