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Convoy (1978) 6.3
Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall. Director:Sam PeckinpahWriters:Bill L. Norton (screen story and screenplay) (as B.W.L. Norton) , Bill Fries (song) (as C.W. McCall) |
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Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwald
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Melissa
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Sheriff Lyle 'Cottonmouth' Wallace
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Bobby 'Love Machine' 'Pig Pen'
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Widow Woman
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Spider Mike
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Chuck Arnoldi
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Governer Jerry Haskins
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Federal Agent Hamilton
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Big Nasty
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Pack Rat
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Old Iguana
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Lizard Tongue
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While driving through the Arizona desert, Albuquerque based independent trucker Martin Penwald - who goes by the handle "Rubber Duck" - along with his fellow truckers "Pig Pen" and "Spider Mike", are entrapped by unscrupulous Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace using a key tool of the trucker's trade, the citizens' band (CB) radio. Rubber Duck and Cottonmouth have a long, antagonistic history. When this encounter later escalates into a more physical one as Cottonmouth threatens Spider Mike, a man who just wants to get home to his pregnant wife, Rubber Duck and other the truckers involved, including Spider Mike, Pig Pen and "Widow Woman", go on the run, figuring the best thing to do being to head to New Mexico to avoid prosecution. Along for the ride is Melissa, a beautiful photographer who just wanted a ride to the airport. As news of what happened spreads over the CB airwaves, other truckers join their convoy as a show of support. Cottonmouth rallies other law enforcement officers ... Written by Huggo
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 August 1978 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Konvoj See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 5,007,045 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth: Fifty. Each.
Bobby 'Love Machine' 'Pig Pen': You rob me, bastard.
Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth: Sixty.
Rubber Duck: Hey, take it easy, this ain't an auction, man.
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Written by Richard Leigh
courtesy of United Artists Music Co., Inc. ASCAP
Performed by Crystal Gayle
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In Bill L. Norton's second draft of the screenplay dated January 1977 the trucker stadium funeral takes place at the beginning instead of the end. See more »Goofs
Throughout the film, Rubber Duck's truck has a grill guard. In the scene after his and Pig Pen's trucks have crashed through the jail, the grill guard is missing when the truck pulls out. Yet it's back on there for the rest of the movie. See more »Quotes
Rubber Duck: How much is it, Lyle?Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth: Fifty. Each.
Bobby 'Love Machine' 'Pig Pen': You rob me, bastard.
Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth: Sixty.
Rubber Duck: Hey, take it easy, this ain't an auction, man.
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Crazy Credits
During the final credits, clips from the movie are played. These include a few brief shots which don't appear in the final film (such as the final clip of the couple in the antique car). The clips also *roughly* follow the film backwards (the first few clips are from the end of the film, and they progress back to the beginning). See more »Soundtracks
Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes BlueWritten by Richard Leigh
courtesy of United Artists Music Co., Inc. ASCAP
Performed by Crystal Gayle
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It was June of 1977, and I was twelve years old. I was visiting my grandparents in Las Vegas, NM at the time, when I heard that they were filming a movie in town. Nothing new... Las Vegas has been in it's fair share of movies having been made. A great back-drop for old westerns. This was a contemporary movie that was very timely, with the whole CB radio fad happening and Smoky and The Bandit having just made a killing at the box office. Not to mention, Kris Kristofferson was at this point very much a sex symbol from his movie " A Star Is Born" having just been released.
Director Sam Peckinpah was in town and was picking out extras to sit in the Old Town Plaza near the gazebo in downtown Las Vegas. I was one of the them. The day was torrid hot, and Mr. Peckinpah didn't seem to be in the best of moods. With many curse words being thrown around and a few temper tantrums to boot (director and cast) we extras endured the heat and the anger... to get a shot to be in this movie. Of course I ended up on the cutting room floor minus a crowd scene or two, but it was such a thrill for a twelve year old girl.
The movie debuted in July of 1978, a year later, and by then, a lot of the CB radio hype had died down and the movie tanked at the box office. It was later shown on television it seemed every few months in the 1980's, almost gaining a cult following.
The movie is clearly dated, at times over the top macho, but it has a good cast, some great scenery and if for pop culture only... it's a lot of fun.