Of course, knowing the type of man Burt Reynolds was in the 1970's, he wasn't going to let the director win out on the fight. Sure enough, Reynolds went to bat for his right to get into a canoe, and ride it out down the waterfall scene you see in the film today. Unfortunately for him, that hubris cost him a trip to the emergency room, as after executing the stunt in question, Reynolds was a little more worse for the wear. Norm MacDonald continued with the story about the infamous stunt, as he recounted Burt Reynolds' retelling of the aftermath thusly: