June 28, 1978
Convoy is a 1978 American road action comedy film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair and Franklyn Ajaye. The film is based on the 1975 country and western novelty song "Convoy" by C. W. McCall. The film was made when the CB radio/trucking craze was at its peak in the United States, and followed the similarly themed films White Line Fever (1975) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977). The film received mixed reviews from critics; however, it was the most commercially successful film of Peckinpah's career.
Storyline
Trucker Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald (Kris Kristofferson) and his buddies Pig Pen (Burt Young), Widow Woman (Madge Sinclair) and Spider Mike (Franklin Ajaye) use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace (Ernest Borgnine) 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.
Movie Trailer
Sound Effects Used
- Benny the Cab Skidding
- Disney - HERBIE HORNS
- GT Boomerang Rapido Horn
- H-B SPUTTER, CARTOON - SPEED BUGGY SPUTTERING
- Hollywoodedge, Horn Morris 1000 VanH EE064701
- Looney Tunes Explosion Sound 2
- Sound Ideas, GUN, HAND GUN - SINGLE GUN SHOT 01
- Unknown Sound Effects Library, Truck Horn Doppler 01 (debut)
- WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL (Used to accent truck horn dopplers.)
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Audio Samples