Classic Friday : Convoy (1978) 8/10

Starring : Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine
Director : Sam Peckinpah
Running Time : 104 mins

A trio of truckers, lead by Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald (Kristofferson), go on the run after a run in with the law, but the public mistake their actions to be a protest against police corruption and soon they find themselves with the support of every trucker they pass, and a convoy is soon created, crossing the Southern States of the USA and ploughing through the police roadblocks that have been set up to stop Rubber Duck and co...

This is a very silly movie that is approached in a less than funny manner. Although there are moments of silly humour, leads Kristofferson and MacGraw play their roles seriously and not for laughs. This gives the movie a much stronger appeal and gives Borgnine the chance to come across in a far more humorous manner than his character ordinarily would in such a setting. A great family movie.

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