Why Are We Like This?

Why Are We Like This?


Case File: How Florida Missed its Chance to be Hollywood East, plus Oscars Special!

March 16, 2023

In 1972, then-unknown actor Burt Reynolds approached Florida Gov. Reubin Askew about bringing director John Boorman's new feature, "Deliverance" to film in Florida. Askew declined, and what happened next changed the course of movie and television history.