Convoy (1978)
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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It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
I remember seeing Convoy at the cinema when I was a little kid & decided that I wanted to be a truck driver. Sadly that never happened but after repeated viewings the film has lost none of it's magic. Great cast, locations, action & an unforgettable theme tune. One of the best road movies ever, just make sure to watch it in widescreen.
The truck drivers Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald (Kris Kristofferson), Bobby "Love Machine" "Pig Pen" (Burt Young) and Spider Mike (Franklyn Ajaye) are crossing the Arizona desert and they are lured by the corrupt Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace (Ernest Borgnine) that takes money from them. The truckers stop at a truck stop where Rubber Duck meets the photographer Melissa (Ali MacGraw) that asks for a ride to the airport. Soon the unscrupulous Sheriff Wallace comes to the restaurant and tells that he will arrest Spider Mike who wants to go home since his pregnant wife is near the delivery. The truckers react under the leadership of Rubber Duck and they leave the place in a convoy. Soon others truckers join the convoy in a huge protest. "Convoy" is a funny silliness surprisingly directed by Sam Peckinpah. The plot is messy and the leader Rubber Duck does not have an objective for his movement. It could be a protest against the corruption from the officers, but the story is shallow. Ernest Borgnine "steals" the film and Kris Kristofferson and Ali MacGraw do not have any chemistry. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Comboio" ("Convoy")
a group of struggling truckers run into a situation which ignites their indignation. They arrange to form a truck convoy under the leadership of the man whose CB nickname is "Rubber Duck". He is the most aggrieved of the bunch, having been harassed beyond the point of endurance by Lyle Wallace, a blackmailing traffic cop who pursues him frantically through several states after he fails to submit to the phony speed trap he had set up. As news of the truck convoy spreads, unexpected allies join the line, and the now-gigantic illegal protest becomes the subject of national news reports.....If you ever yearned for a film featuring Kristofferson driving for almost the entire movie with his shirt off, whilst the narrative is sung on the soundtrack, then this is the movie for you.It's basically one long chase movie, featuring people with comedy nicknames, and if you were a fan of movies such as The Cannonball Run, or Smokey and The Bandit, or any film featuring Eastwood and Clyde, then this sort of goes into that short lived sub genre.But after all these years, it hasn't held up well, and the film has underlying race issues throughout. the only thing that is missing from Borgnine is a white hat, because there is only one fundamental reason he is chasing Rubber Duck, and that is because he's trying to help someone along the way.But the soundtrack is a good laugh, and it features some really good stunts, and one of the funniest bar fights ever seen, but all in all is just about Kris driving a truck with his shirt off.
More than 20 years ago my most favorite movie... and still has been! Has seen it multiple times. This movie is damn good, no modern movie won't even come close to it; very good acting from some very good actors and funny too. The raw action is good, the (true) racism against black people in Texas good displayed, the free spirit of the profession excellent displayed (pity nowadays it's just gone). Displays the real life of truck-drivers all over the world and their constant battle against corrupt and money hungry police agents who are, as most non-truck-drivers are, not loving truckers very much, despite they're merely human and doing only what they are (under)paid for, just like anybody else. A must be seen movie for all your truckers out there and wanna-be's! Haul a$$!