{"id":91108,"date":"2023-09-04T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91108"},"modified":"2023-10-06T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:00:25","slug":"convoy-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91108","title":{"rendered":"Convoy (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They&#8217;ve got a language all their own.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-91109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Poster.png 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA trucker named Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is accompanied by a photographer (Ali MacGraw) and other sympathetic long-haulers while being pursued by a vengeful sheriff (Ernest Borgnine); meanwhile, an opportunistic politician (Seymour Cassel) tries to bank on the immense popularity of the convoy across state lines.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ali MacGraw Films<\/li>\n<li>Car Chase<\/li>\n<li>Cat and Mouse <\/li>\n<li>Ernest Borgnine Films<\/li>\n<li>Kris Kristofferson Films<\/li>\n<li>Sam Peckinpah Films<\/li>\n<li>Seymour Cassel Films<\/li>\n<li>Sheriffs and Marshals<\/li>\n<li>Truckers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Convoy_(song)\">C.W. McCall&#8217;s country-western novelty song of the same name<\/a>, Sam Peckinpah&#8217;s next-to-last feature film was this over-budget action flick seemingly designed to capitalize on the popularity of <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90969\"><em>Smokey and the Bandit<\/em> (1977)<\/a> and all things trucking. Indeed, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1826conv.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> points out, &#8220;A love of big rig tractor-trailer interstate trucks will be an asset for watching this, because that&#8217;s what we see for about 90 minutes of this marathon road picture: trucks cruising, roaring down dusty dirt roads, overturning, running roadblocks.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-1024x443.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-1024x443.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks-604x261.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Trucks.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Truck-Mountain-Pass.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoys-Trucks-Lined-Up.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Near the beginning of the film &#8212; after Kristofferson and MacGraw meet-cute: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-McGraw.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Kristofferson.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; we&#8217;re shown a western-style barroom brawl taking place in a cafe: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Brawl.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and are introduced to Borgnine&#8217;s evil sheriff, who doesn&#8217;t seem to have a particularly good reason for spending the rest of the movie relentlessly chasing after Rubber Duck. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Borgnine.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>DVD Savant<\/em> provides an especially excoriating review of this flick, noting: &#8220;<em>Convoy<\/em> was such a joke when it came out (at least in California) that Savant never saw it. A commercial trifle built around car crashes and a then current Trucker\/C.B. Radio craze, it&#8217;s a dated eyesore attempting to cash in on various rube fads.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=dg4QAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=aosDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=4711,1279912&#038;dq=ride-the-high-country&#038;hl=en\">Andrew Sarris of the Village Voice<\/a> was similarly disappointed, asserting that &#8220;<em>Convoy<\/em> is not merely a bad movie but a terrible movie&#8221; given that &#8220;anyone can make a bad movie&#8221; but &#8220;only a misguided talent can manage to be terrible.&#8221; While it has its fans, there really isn&#8217;t a whole lot here for most film fanatics to hold on to. Be forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effectively filmed action sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Car-Trucks.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Convoy-Explosion.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a Peckinpah completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077369\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/convoy\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=dg4QAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=aosDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=4711,1279912&#038;dq=ride-the-high-country&#038;hl=en\">Village Voice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1826conv.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1891\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5r2Ob4SeWi8\">WTF Cinema Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve got a language all their own.&#8221; Synopsis: A trucker named Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is accompanied by a photographer (Ali MacGraw) and other sympathetic long-haulers while being pursued by a vengeful sheriff (Ernest Borgnine); meanwhile, an opportunistic politician (Seymour Cassel) tries to bank on the immense popularity of the convoy across state lines. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ali MacGraw Films Car Chase Cat and Mouse Ernest Borgnine Films Kris Kristofferson Films Sam Peckinpah Films Seymour Cassel Films Sheriffs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91108\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91108"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92328,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91108\/revisions\/92328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}