Convoy (1978)

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

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.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Convoy is a very flawed, but fun trucker flick from legendary director Sam Peckinpah. This is probably his worst film, but his most commercial and most seen of his work. At this point in his career, it was a low point for Sam as his job as a director. Normally, he made films that he wanted to make and had a passion for. This film, clearly he took to keep working. This is a weak film for Sam and a bad personal time in his life that his cocaine addiction had an effect on his work and overall quality of the film. Convoy is an attempt by the producers to cash in on the success of Smoky And The Bandit with something similar. Based off the country song Convoy, the film is of flimsy source material. Country star and old friend Kris Kristofferson is cast as the lead and while he clearly did his best, at this point did not have the screen presence or acting chops to knock this out of the park. Add the weak chemistry of stunning actress Ali McGraw,to a laundry list of problems to the film. However, Convoy will not go down in history as the greatest film ever made, it is a pretty entertaining and amusing movie. This also attracted Wild Bunch star Ernest Borgnine as Sheriff Lyle Wallace, a great nemesis for our hero The Rubber Duck.(Kristofferson). Essentially, this is a B grade movie with an A list cast and director. Convoy is not the best vehicle to showcase Sam Peckinpah's talents as a director and is very dated, but good,cheesy fun.

A trio of truck drivers get stopped by unscrupulous Sheriff Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine). After they stop for food the Sheriff turns up and a fight ensues, the truckers make a run for it and head for Mexico pursued by the police and with more and more truckers joining them along the way, the convoy attracts national attention. The film stars Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye, Brian Davies, Seymour Cassel & Bill Coontz. But Ernest Borgnine truly steals the film in every scene he is in. playing a sheriff in a similar way that Jackie Gleason stole the show in the Smokey and the Bandit films as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. Two classic law enforcement officers who take their jobs a little too far. The film was based on the lyrics to Convoy by C.W. McCall, however after the film was made he changed some of the lyrics to directly reference the film. Fortunately the song is catchy as it plays over most of the film. Surprisingly, the film is very good. Especially when you consider that the plot is just a lot of trucks driving along a road! There is great action, great one liners and one of the best bar fights to hit the screen. It does turn in to a bit of a propaganda film with the truckers using the convoy to vent their frustrations about their working conditions, but over all this it a solid and entertaining film. It does look a little dated now, but this doesn't detract from the entertainment value. This is a fun film and definitely worth your time to watch it.

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$$!

kris kristofferson plays the rubber duck pitch perfect, you believe he is a trucker you believe people would follower him, either into a fight or on the road. man of few words the Strong silent type a man with a woman in every state.plus a legend for his time. as for convoy what not to like this movie just gets better and better on ever viewing.that may have something to do with my age than the film but still you could not make that today, and i hope they don't.a time cap for the late 70's. convoy is just good clean fun but make by a great man at the end of his career. so get your self a slab of beer and comfy couch and enjoy. "ten four go buddy!"