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| Convoy | 
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| Actors: Franklyn Ajaye, Ernest Borgnine, John Bryson, Seymour Cassel, Brian Davies
Studio: Cheezy Flicks Ent
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $8.40
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 5816
Format: Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 20
UPC: 827421000200
EAN: 0827421000200
ASIN: B000AYELI8
Theatrical Release Date: 1978
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
Citizen Band radio takes to the freeways for fast-lane thrills and fly-over spills. Trucker "Rubber Duck" (Kris Kristofferson) signals the big 10-4 when he and his unsuspecting ridealong (Ali MacGraw) are chased through three states by a corrupt traffic
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 What a party it must have been... December 25, 2008
"Convoy," the 1978 action trucker flick, is one of those movies you like but are afraid to admit to. It's the kind of tape you hide in the closet when friends are over. I first saw this crash epic at the theater as a kid and sat through it a second time because I liked it so much. Time has only slightly worn down my admiration, but in terms of the trucker genre, it's still the best.
Ah, the 1970s, those days of CB handles, Smokey and the Bandit - Special Edition, White Line Fever and Breaker, Breaker. Can you believe we flocked to the theater in droves to see these films? "Convoy" came out at the tail end of this pedal-to-the-metal hoopla, about the time the song "Movin' On" was included on the B-side of all of those K-tel LPs. The film's director was the one and only Sam Peckinpah, now closing in on the end of a turbulent career. He was suffering from addictions and barely functioning as a professional. Yet even through the haze of alcohol and The Wild Bunch - The Original Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) dreams, shreds of his wonderful talent can be seen. It's ironic that a film considered the worst of his career is the best of a genre (fans of Jonathan Demme's fine Citizens Band may disagree).
"Convoy" is a muscle epic, with a genuine attempt at portraying the gritty lifestyle of truckers. I like Kris Kristofferson in the lead role, a brooding presence who makes a fine hero. I have always had problems with trucker films because the actors never really seemed appropriate for their roles (with the exception of Jerry Reed, of course). Kris is just right, exuding a sort of blue collar charisma that fits the role like faded jeans and a dirty red bandanna. The supporting cast is unusually excellent, including Ernest Borgnine in fine villainous form, Burt Young, Franklyn Ajaye and Madge Sinclair as salt-of-the-earth truckers, and even a distracted Ali MacGraw jogging around in bell bottoms and mini-fro.
The movie, based on the kitschy hit song by C.W. McCall C.W. McCall - Greatest Hits, is about a trucker who runs afoul of a surly cop and then forms a convoy of trucks to escape corruption, jail, whatever. There's a few subplots, including a governor who wishes to tout trucker rights, a jailbreak somewhere in Texas and eventually a standoff with the National Guard on the Mexican border. It all sounds like a Marty Robbins' song.
The cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. is extraordinary, taking full advantage of the on-location vistas of New Mexico and Arizona. There's also a barroom fight and a car crash that must rank as the finest ever put on film. And you even have salty lines of dialog straight from the cynical pen of Peckinpah - "Mann Act's for 18 year olds, not someone who's seen the better side of thirty!" Or my favorite, when Kristofferson is asked what's the purpose of a convoy, "Purpose of a convoy is to keep movin'."
Poor Sam, in the throes of alcoholism, struggled mightily during the making of this movie, and it still performed well at the box office. Never-the-less, his career was in ruins after "Convoy." He would make one more film before riding off into the western sunset. Not many people involved with "Convoy" are fond of it due to the problems during production. But what a party it must have been.
If you squint your eyes just right and laugh at its absurdity, the wind-blown pages of this mediocre screenplay possess poetry of haunted men chasing ghosts down highways of the American southwest. "Convoy" is an example of A-list talent tackling C-list material, the end result being a unique film that raises the level of a crude genre.
Review of CONVOY October 15, 2008
A great, classic movie of it's kind. And (my opinion) the best thing Kris ever did
Convoy September 8, 2008
It was enjoyable to go down memory lane and see a movie I havent seen in 20 years. It was worth the few bucks I paid to have this in my collection.
 Convoy DVD September 8, 2008
The movie arrived in perfect condition and played great! Arrived sooner then I had expected and really enjoyed the movie!
 vhs shrunk to dvd August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this video is chopped alot of scenes are cut. the screen is shrunk to make it widescreen. poor quality looks like a 5 year old did this. I blame cheezy fliks. their making money on a sub standard movie. I like the movie itself just not the chopped and squat version.the audio is lame even on surround sound. from what I've seen this is the only dvd around. too bad I would not recommend this to anyone who has seen it on tv you will be let down.
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