Sam Peckinpah's Convoy
Directed by:
Sam PeckinpahScreenplay:
Bill NortonCinematography:
Harry Stradling Jr.Composer:
Chip DavisCast:
Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye, Seymour Cassel, Brian Davies, Sam Peckinpah, Patrice Martinez (more)Plots(1)
Sam Peckinpah's classic road-movie based around the hit song by C.W. McCall. Long-distance trucker Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is on the run from corrupt sheriff Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine). He makes a call on his CB radio asking for assistance from other truckers, many of whom have also fallen foul of Wallace in the past. What follows is a massive truckers' convoy, plenty of CB banter, and a whole lot of smashed-up police cars. (StudioCanal UK)
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A road movie with an excellent cast that, despite its naive and easygoing story, takes itself too seriously and doesn’t deliver any pleasant surprises in the second half (with the exception perhaps of the ending). Peckinpah, naturally, leaves his typical filthy blokeish touch, but his talent is quite wasted in an adventure B-movie like this. The namesake theme song is understandably great. 65%
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