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Even in the tiny genre of films based on songs, Convoy is a strange effort--CW McCall's 1977 CB radio-themed novelty hit was just a collection of trucker slang, but here it is gussied up by Sam Peckinpah (no less) as a big rig reprise of The Wild Bunch with Kris Kristofferson as trucker outlaw hero Rubber Duck and a wonderfully oversized Ernest Borgnine as "Dirty Lyle", the "bear" who hates "breakers" and finally decides to call in the National Guard to help him enforce traffic laws with machine guns. The plot is almost invisible, as Rubber Duck and his breaker buddies just up and decide to trundle their lorries across the Western States in a dash for Mexico (no one ever mentions delivering their loads to intended destinations) and becoming such a folk hero that the creepy governor (Seymour Cassell) tries to cash in. Kristofferson and Borgnine were old Peckinpah hands, as is heroine Ali MacGraw (a characterless photographer) and sidekick Burt Young ("Love Machine" aka "Pigpen"), and there's a lot of business about cops and outlaws who mirror each other, but the main attraction is the visuals--huge trucks rolling across desert roads in clouds of dust, police cars crashing through billboards, trucks demolishing a corrupt small town. There are traces of road-movie melancholia in the depressed cafes, jails and laybys where free spirits are broken, but it's still mostly a cash-in on Smokey and the Bandit with a few rags of poetry tossed into the mix.
On the DVD: A letterboxed print, enhanced for 16x9, looks pretty good, with enough widescreen to get all the trucks into the image. But otherwise this is the sort of release that passes off "chapter search" and "multilingual menus" as extras, although there are basic filmographies for the principal and a poster/photo album. The mono soundtrack comes in English, French, Spanish and Italian. --Kim Newman
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Chances are if you are buying this film you've already seen it long ago in your teenage years - you know the plot.
Chances are if you are buying this film you've already seen it long ago in your teenage years - you know the plot.
Under another director this movie could have become fluff. The master Peckinpah keeps it taught though, and along with the humour and good time fun injects a gritty quality that probably missed my perception in my youth.
The picture transfer is superb, with strong colours and tones. The one bugbear is the sound. Forget 5.1 Surround. Forget stereo even - this film is offered up in MONO. It's a truckin' shame! Get over it though and just enjoy the film.
Nostalgia is big business these days, and if a yearning for 70's teenage memories has drawn you here you will not be dissapointed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent film having watched it for years i really enjoy watching it. Very disappointed about it missing bits without even being told before i purchased it. overall very good film but it loses marks for being edited and not being informed about them before purchase.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The original movie is a brilliant cult classic, however, the version I received was an edited version and had some bits missing so I was dissapointed.
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Convoy DVD
I am extremely happy with my purchase.The DVD was still in it's original wrappimg and saved myself about £3 from the retail price.
Published 2 months ago by K.Hayes
Convoy dvd
As expected this is a fab nostalgic film about truckers and cb radio in america. Cops and a convoy of trucks. Lots of fun.
Great!! The Whole family loved it.
Great!! The Whole family loved it.
Published 2 months ago by S. Davies
convoy!!!!!!!!!!!
this film is awsome i would buy this cause it's a good way to pass the time with the bear and explotions and stuff
Published 3 months ago by frogy
Convoy Dvd
I very enjoyed the dvd i ordered, it came speedily as before, I would recommend ordering for amazon again, I certenly would do. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Psychotic Devil
convoy
i have been looking for this for ages never thought of here but looked it up and found it ordered it and was here within 2 days great old film
Published 6 months ago by mrsmack
convoy
i feel kinda cheated it's not the full film these about 20minutes missing shame.. still love this movie thou a must see anyway if you not seen this movie
Published 6 months ago by Michael Ponsford
introducing the kids to old films
i sat down with my 13yr old son to watch this and he loved every minute off it and hadnt seen it in over 25yrs and really enyoyed it after all these years
Published 8 months ago by paul g
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this is a clasic lot of trucks crashes and cops and truck dont mix watch and see for your self
Published 12 months ago by M. Tranter
Classic!
Rubber Duck: Here's the plan: When we get to the pass, we're gonna put on our fish costumes, pass out the Vaseline® an' an extra ration o' rum for the men. That should do it.
Published 14 months ago by Alasdair D. Gavin
Keep on truckin'
I loved this film when I was a kid and I have not watched it for nearly 20 years. It is still as good as I remembered, there may not be a deep plot or high tech digital effects but... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Spud
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