Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Elmer Enterprises
• Jon Voight
• Burt Reynolds
• Ned Beatty
• Ronny Cox
• Ed Ramey
• Billy Redden
• Seamon Glass
• Randall Deal