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Abstract / Summary

Hugely popular escapist fare from veteran director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway), Convoy was inspired by C.W. McCall’s hit song of the same name. Building on the late 70s appeal of the CB radio, the film focuses on a group of truckers who form a convoy under the leadership of Martin Penwaild, AKA “Rubber Duck” (Kris Kristofferson, Blade). Penwald is the most aggrieved of the bunch, having been harassed beyond the point of endurance by Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine, The Dirty Dozen) a blackmailing traffic cop who pursues him through several states after ‘Rubber Duck’ fails to submit to his phoney speed trap. As news of the convoy spreads, unexpected allies join the line, and the now-gigantic illegal protest becomes the subject of national news reports. Brilliantly scripted by Bill L. Norton (Cisco Pike), Convoy is a pulsating, action-packed tale about freedom and the war of independence being waged on the American highways.

Field of Interest

Film

Accolades / Awards

Won 1980, Golden Screen Award

Copyright Message

Copyright © 2015 by Studiocanal

Director

Sam Peckinpah, 1925-1984

Content Type

Script

Duration

0 sec

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Action, Drama

Original Release Date

1978

Page Count

375

Performer

Kris Kristofferson, 1936-, Ali MacGraw, 1939-, Ernest Borgnine, 1917-2012

Producer

Robert M. Sherman, fl. 1973-1986

Producer - Institution

EMI Films

Publication Year

2015

Publisher

Studio Canal

Place Published / Released

London, England

Release Date

1978

Subject

Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1970s, Trucking, Law enforcement, Corruption, 1970s, Martin Penwald, Melissa, Sheriff Lyle Wallace

Keywords and Translated Subjects

1970s