Convoy (1978)
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 4
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The CB (citizen's band) radio fad had nearly run its course when this feel-good action film was made by director Sam Peckinpah. In the story, based on C.W. McCall's song "Convoy", a group of struggling truckers (who stay in touch by CB) 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" (Kris Kristofferson). He is the most aggrieved of the bunch, having been harassed beyond the point of
Jun 28, 1978 Wide
Jul 1, 2003
Lionsgate
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Cast
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Kris Kristofferson
Rubber Duck -
Ali MacGraw
Melissa -
Ernest Borgnine
Lyle Wallace -
Burt Young
Pig Pen -
Madge Sinclair
Widow Woman -
Franklyn Ajaye
Spider Mike -
Brian Davies
Chuck Arnoldi -
Seymour Cassel
Gov. Haskins -
Cassie Yates
Violet -
Walter Kelley
Hamilton -
John Bryson
Texas Governor -
John Gill
Jack - Garage Attendant -
Thomas Huff
Lizard Tongue -
Whitey Hughes
White Rat -
Allen Keller
Rosewell -
Stacy Newton
Bubba -
Spec O'Donnell
18 Wheel Eddie -
Tom Runyon
Runyon -
Jorge Russek
Tiny Alvarez -
Bill Foster
Old Iguana -
Herb Robins
Mechanic Bob -
Don Levy
Senator Myers -
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4) | DVD (4)
A bad joke that backfires on the director.
Top CriticConvoy continues Peckinpah's voyage into "nihilist poetry," in the phrase of Pauline Kael...
Unmotivated story riddled with confusion and disarray. Production staff does the job with little imagination.
Like "The Getaway," only it sucks.
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Foreign Titles
- Convoy (1978) (DE)
- Convoy (1978) (UK)
