Creepy Banjo Kid in "Deliverance": 'Memba Him?!
Billy Redden is best known for playing Lonnie, the creepy banjo kid, in the 1972 film "Deliverance." Guess what he looks like now!
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(Page 1 of 2) | 1 | 2 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments1. You guys at TMZ really get off to calling people extra special huh? This site is getting more and more pathetic each day!
Posted at 3:08PM on Dec 9th 2008 by anonymous
2. He is creepy because he has a developmental disabilty?
Burt Reynolds is creepy with his face lift and ceaseless narcism.
You are the creepiest due to your plastic values based on selling celebrity trash to the public.
Thanks for your contribution to the ongoing social stigma to people with visible disabilities in society!
Keep on mucking, mother truckers.
Posted at 3:14PM on Dec 9th 2008 by 2Cents
3. Twang de dee twang twang!
I've got $20 that says that actor later learned how to play that banjo riff anyway! Anyone know for sure?
Posted at 3:23PM on Dec 9th 2008 by PolarBear
4. What a crock, look at that picture!! those are HIS arms, not a man's arms coming around behind him, you can see the arm all the way down from the shoulder to the hand nonstop. Someone is lying about this kid's pic'n here and that isn't NICE!!!
Posted at 3:45PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Reta
5. you got a perrty mouth
Posted at 3:50PM on Dec 9th 2008 by greg
6. you got a perrty mouth
Posted at 3:51PM on Dec 9th 2008 by greg
7. where did my comment go?
that's really not cool, my post wasn't offensive nor was it insensitive like the things you guys write at TMZ.
Posted at 4:10PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Rita
8. that old picture looks just like a poster product for a hillrod with parents whom are brother and sister in hills of alabama
Posted at 4:18PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Switch
9. You guys (TMZ) are douchebags. I can't believe you all thought the "extra special" comment would be cute. Extremely insensitive. I think it's probably the worst thing I've read on here and you all have made some pretty crappy comments before.
Posted at 4:22PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Disappointed in TMZ
10. MY COMMENT IS MISSING TOO!
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MINE WASN'T EVEN REMOTELY OFFENSIVE EITHER!
Posted at 4:29PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Bladdy Ell!
11. IMBD says that Billy is NOT mentally challenged; the producers said he had the "look" they wanted for the part. He was the only authentic Georgian in the movie and he later gave tours on the river but quit because so many people had died (due to the river being so dangerous).
Posted at 6:20PM on Dec 9th 2008 by PerrierEveryday
12. What! What'd I say? All I said was "Billy got a Banjo reach around?" and he did! That's not offensive, I was just confirming the facts is all.
Posted at 8:04PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Campy
13. Is this guy related to Robin Williams or something?
Posted at 8:57PM on Dec 9th 2008 by WWWWWWWWWWW
14. Say what you may, but this guy made one of the most memorable scenes of the movie. Cudos to him, with the sincere pleasure of knowing that he has accomplished more through his percieved shortcomings than most of the imbeciles who will have something negative to say about him. To those I say: Look in the mirror and ask Yourself--just what do YOU have to offer in the line of entertainment to society? That's what I thought, so shut up!
Posted at 10:34PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Mizzrymale
15. Its slimebag musicians like this that give rock and roll a bad name. If this kid hits a lick on that banjo, I’m taking cover. This blind fool is either going to throw dynamite into the river, try and maul your trouser trout when you’re not looking or do jumping jacks out of the side of a short yellow bus. Keep your enemies close and your scary retard friends closer. But not too close if your hear that twang on the five string.
Posted at 11:09PM on Dec 9th 2008 by Kid Charisma
