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Convoy

Convoy

Ain't nothin' gonna get in their way!

19786.31h 50m

Overview

Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Written by Chip Davis, Bill L. Norton, C.W. McCall
Produced by Robert M. Sherman
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $45.0M

Top Cast

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Rubber Duck

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw

Melissa

Burt Young

Burt Young

Pig Pen

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Widow Woman

Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Spider Mike

Brian Davies

Brian Davies

Chuck Arnoldi

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Governor Haskins

Cassie Yates

Cassie Yates

Violet

W

Walter Kelley

Hamilton

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Lyle Wallace

Themes & Keywords

police brutalitywaitresspolicechasefighthighwayprotestcar crashroad triptruckmarijuanabased on song, poem or rhymetruck drivercb radioconvoytruck stop

About Convoy

Convoy is a action, comedy, drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of police brutality, waitress, police, chase, fight, highway. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, it stars Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young. Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.

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