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Actors: Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Convoy |
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Directed by Sam Peckinpah, Convoy stars Kris Kristofferson as truck driverMartin "Rubber Duck" Penwald. While driving through Texas with other truckers Pig Pen/Love Machine (Burt Young) and Spider Mike (FranklynAjaye), Penwald runs into Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace. Wallace uses
his power to extort money from them for no other reason than he has never liked Penwald. Reluctantly, they all chip in and pay Wallace what he wanted and take off making fun of Wallace on the CB radio. They stop at a roadside
diner to get some food and Penwald sees Mellissa (Ali MacGraw), the woman who taking pictures of him while he was driving earlier. Spider Mike and Love Machine get on the CB and start messing around with Wallace who just
drove into the parking lot. Wallace eventually makes his way in and wants to arrest Spider Mike on trumped up charges. A huge fight ensues and Penwald and the rest of the crew take off. Wallace chases after them getting the state and local police to follow after them. As Spider Mike,
Love Machine and Penwald discuss what to do over their CB's, other truckers relate to their cause and join up with them. This eventually leads to a mile long truck convoy that goes through Arizona into New Mexico.Eventually, Wallace gets the national guard involved and sets up a big roadblock which leads to a big showdown between Wallace and Penwald.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Convoy |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- trucker
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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