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Convoy is a 1978 American comedy drama and action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and James Coburn. The screenplay was written by Bill L. Norton, with production by Michael Deeley and EMI Films. The cast includes Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, and Burt Young. Filming took place in New Mexico, with the narrative set in Texas.
The film has a runtime of 110 minutes and was distributed by United Artists and Netflix. It holds a PG rating. Critical assessments include a Metascore of 47 and a review score of 56%. Audience ratings include a 6.3 score from IMDb and a 6.285 average on TMDb. The production had a budget of 12000000 and generated 45000000 in revenue. It received three wins and one nomination.
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6.3Trucker 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.
Cast
- Kris Kristofferson as Rubber Duck
- Ali MacGraw as Melissa
- Burt Young as Pig Pen
- Madge Sinclair as Widow Woman
- Franklyn Ajaye as Spider Mike
- Brian Davies as Chuck Arnoldi
Themes
- police brutality
- waitress
- police
- chase
- fight
- highway
- protest
- car crash
- road trip
- truck
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
20,377 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- James Coburn
- Screenwriter
- Bill L. Norton
- Cast member
- Jorge Russek
- Producer
- Michael Deeley
- Production company
- EMI Films
- Cinematographer
- Harry Stradling
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 317347
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1978-08-10
- title
- Convoy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Graeme Clifford
- review score
- 56%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- box office
- 45000000
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