Convoy (1978 film)

Convoy
US film poster
Directed by	Sam Peckinpah
Screenplay by	B. W. L. Norton
Based on	"Convoy" by Bill Fries Chip Davis
Produced by	Robert M. Sherman
Starring	Kris Kristofferson Ali MacGraw Burt Young Madge Sinclair Franklyn Ajaye Ernest Borgnine
Cinematography	Harry Stradling, Jr.
Edited by	John Wright Garth Craven
Music by	Chip Davis
Production company	EMI Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	June 10, 1978 (1978-06-10) (Japan) June 28, 1978 (1978-06-28) (United States)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States[1][2]
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$45 million[3]

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 Moonfire (film) (1970), Duel (1971 film), White Line Fever (1975), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), La Menace (1977), Breaker! Breaker! (1977), Deadhead Miles (1973) and Hijack (1973 film)

The film initially concerns truck drivers being extorted by a sheriff in Arizona. One of them punches the sheriff during a brawl. Several rebellious truckers then attempt to cross the state line to New Mexico, while being pursued by the police. They also make plans to rescue an ally who is held captive in Texas, and who has been the victim of police brutality. It was first released in Japan on June 10, 1978, and it was released June 28, 1978 in the United States by United Artists. The film received mixed reviews from critics; however, it was the most commercially successful film of Peckinpah's career.