Hillbillyland: What the Movies Did to the Mountains and What the Mountains Did to the MoviesThe stereotypical hillbilly figure in popular culture provokes a range of responses, from bemused affection for Ma and Pa Kettle to outright fear of the mountain men in Deliverance. In Hillbillyland, J. W. Williamson investigates why hillbilly images are so pervasive in our culture and what purposes they serve. He has mined more than 800 movies, from early nickelodeon one reelers to contemporary films such as Thelma and Louise and Raising Arizona, for