In the movie convoy, what are the handles of the various. Submit your funny nicknames and cool gamertags and copy the best from the list. Also, the names of the companies on the trucks are little salutes to the actors driving the trucks previous roles in other films. Apr 22, 2016 the fascinating story behind convoy and the secret trucker lingo convoy by c. It was the most commercially successful film of peckinpahs career. Convoy is the most efficient digital freight network. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support. Meet anthony fox, ownercaretaker of this original rubber. Truckers form a mile long convoy in support of a truckers vendetta with an abusive sheriff. This is the theme song for the 1978 trucker movie convoy, i love it. You can see him riding in the back of the truck with the tv guy interviewing the duck. Create good names for games, profiles, brands or social networks. Up to this point, gun trucks did not have the means to communicate with convoy commanders.
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by sam peckinpah, based on the 1975 countrywestern and novelty song convoy by c. Silver cloud breakdown, a direct lift from this movie score, would subsequently feature on the the 1979 album c. Convoy was inspired by the country song with the same name, but the song didnt follow the movies story, so singer c. The story of convoy was told in cb jargon and with a country and western the c. The rubber duck truck is the original and only remaining truck and trailer from the movie convoy. Mack rseries in convoy a bulldog mack with a can on back and a jaguar hauling ass. A mack granite dump truck and mack pinnacle 70inch stand up sleeper hauling a dry van trailer rounded out the convoy. Convoy, even after almost 30 years since it was released, remains was it was, an iconic american film by an iconic american director. There is also another version of this song, probably for the movie, starts of with something like breaker one nine, this heres the rubber duck you got a copy on me love machine and towards the end with the bridge and he sure drew fear as he grabbed a gear and stuck it in grandaddy low them guns went.
Convoy themovie full landoscrew globaldrive crewsdance for stars the movie convoy with rubber duck and the black bulldog mack. Plus i think you meant widow woman, not widow maker. Mar 02, 2009 and, last but not least, convoy has a lot of nice eye candy for a truck enthusiast such as myself. Kris kristofferson and ali macgraw in convoy 1978 ernest borgnine in. Mccalls convoy was a workingclass anthem addressing the plight of the american truck driver in 1976. The main truck that was depicted in most promotional photos and movie shots was a 1977 mack rs712lst.
Nicknames, cool fonts, symbols and tags for convoy. Rubber ducks legendary truck from convoy go by truck. Presides this primary truck 3 other rs700ls where used. When i tell him that im a fan of the movie convoy he casually announces that. The song and film of the same name were major manifestations of the american interest in cb radio and. Although it says that rubber ducks truck was a mack rs 786lst, it was actually played by 4 different macks throughout the movie. Convoy was inspired by the country song with the same name, but. Convoy 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find, bid on, and win loads 247, with no phone calls required. The convoy stopped at a petro truck stop in raphine, virginia, where mack allowed other drivers the opportunity to get in the new vehicles and receive mack tshirts and hats. This movie,which is not short on american archetypes, from ernest bornines vile redneck sheriff dirty lyle, to kris kristoffersons independenceloving rubber duck, to ali macgraws freespirited melissa. Steven bach, a top united artists executive, later described convoy as a weak and unimportant.
Check the cast for this one will let you know more if its concrete but so far 7 big names have agreed. Get paid quickly with free convoy quickpay, with no fees. 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. Its easy to see why trucking movies have made some famous truck drivers. Keep your trucks full by using automated bidding and hauling reloads. The most convoy families were found in the usa in 1880. Uh, yeah, tenfour pig pen, fer sure, fer sure by golly its clean clear to flag.
Sep 12, 2015 worlds largest truck convoy in winnipeg, mb filmed by ross prentice music is the title soundtrack from the movie convoy worlds largest truck convoy in winnipeg, mb filmed by ross prentice music. The convoy family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Convoy 1978 truckers form a mile long convoy in support of a truckers vendetta with an abusive sheriff. So the cream coloured truck in the first post is the primary truck from the film, the 1977 rs712lst vin number 35492. Mccall is one of the most interesting songs in all of country music because of its defiant, unique story. In the song, the truckers form a convoy and go rogue, crashing toll gates and evading cops trying to stop them. A week in trucks revisiting convoy film locations in a peterbilt. Bo the bandit darville burt reynolds and cledus snowman snow jerry reed are two truckers on a wild ride hauling an illegal truckload of beer from texas to georgia. Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by sam peckinpah and starring kris kristofferson. It may also be used in a nonmilitary sense, for example when driving through remote areas. With its catchy tune and liberal used of colorful trucker lingo, convoy was an immediate hit, one that actually made a powerful political statement about government regulations. One good thing bgrade trucker movies have is a quality we can call nonintellectual honesty. Surely the truck is a reflection of the owner, right.
The fascinating story behind convoy and the secret trucker. A week in trucks revisiting convoy film locations in a. This is one trucking movie we couldnt leave off our list. Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by sam peckinpah and starring kris kristofferson, ali macgraw, ernest borgnine, burt young, madge sinclair and franklyn ajaye. Jean c van dame, vin d,patrick stewart,nick berry,robert hardy, richard gere, william dafoe. We connect shippers to carriers to move millions of truckloads, saving money for shippers, reducing hassle for carriers, and eliminating carbon waste for our planet. Director sam peckinpah packed this movie with plenty of action and fun with exemplary camera work provided. The 10 most memorable trucks and truckers in movies. The truck convoy is a fundraising and awareness event that creates a unique partnership between law enforcement and the trucking industry to raise funds for special olympics so athletes can continue to train in yearround sports activities. The original 1977 mack truck, its onroad movie double and the only original remaining.
This movie made every kid want to be a trucker and made cb radios popular. Mccall and co actually says from the motion picture in its credits. With kris kristofferson, ali macgraw, ernest borgnine, burt young. As a rule, they have no pretentions to do anything other than amuse the viewer. We connect shippers to carriers to move millions of truckloads, saving money for shippers, reducing hassle for. Mccall a character cocreated and voiced by bill fries, along with chip davis that became a numberone song on both the country and pop charts in the us and is listed 98th among rolling stone magazines 100 greatest country songs of all time. Mccalls humorous trucker song convoy from the mid1970s convoy is a feel good movie that pits truckers against a sheriff who is intent on making their lives miserable. How a truckers protest anthem became a 70s hit convoy, a 1976 novelty song attributed to c. It is about a fictional group of truckers that organize a protest over citizens band cb radio using their own made up code words. Arriving at the scene of a major emergency with a wellordered unit and. This here is the rubber duck convoy, watched it in the cinema as kid and its still in my favorite list. Surely you dont just have a truck for daily commute. This was 100% of all the recorded convoy s in scotland.
Rubber duck mack truck rs700l from the movie convoy at museum of. Earn more with less hassle and get paid quickly convoy. Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by sam peckinpah and starring kris kristofferson, ali macgraw, ernest borgnine, burt young, madge sinclair and franklyn. Yeah, breaker onenine this heres the rubber duck you got a copy on me pig pen, cmon. May 07, 2001 2 convoy ambush on highway by john albright. Directed by sam peckinpah, convoy featured an all star cast including kris kristofferson, ali macgraw and the legendary actor ernest borgnine. Nor is it about mere revenge, for throughout the movie kristoffersons. The name of the company on the door of burt youngs truck is paulie hauling. It wound up being converted to a cement mixer and wracked in 1986 and bought and rebuilt in 2007. Apr 08, 2016 marc bodnick, dont forget, pig pens real handle is love machine. The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. Surprisingly enough, for a trucker movie as famous as convoy, it wasnt very easy to dig up actual facts about the truck that was being used for the movie, but finally i reached a website that was in fact dedicated to the convoy trucks.
Smokey and the bandit director, hal needham, and star, burt reynolds, were offered a chance to direct and star, but they decided to make smokey and the bandit. Original 77 rs700l from convoy antique and classic mack. Bellino ensured that all convoys had a radioequipped gun jeep in the lead, followed by a 2 12ton gun truck, with a gun truck in the middle and a third gun truck in the rear with a wrecker. Whether youre one who likes offroading, mudding, or even towing other vehicles, this can be helpful when thinking of truck names. All these trucks served different purposes for necessary shots, movie angles and big rig action. I believe the restored truck was the second highway double vin 6646. When pig pen crashes his truck into the jail to get spider mike, the windshield of his truck is cracked shot of ali in the back shows the crack, but when they are heading to mexico, his windshield is no longer cracked when the food is thrown at his truck after the ice cream truck wreck.
In 1978, the national maximum speed law which prohibits speeds exceeding 55 mph is in full force, and the countrys truck drivers dont much like it. Some of you convoy fans probably knew all of this but i sure didnt. As much as i love the movie and have since it came out when i was 5years old, i know a hollywood remake would just piss me off to no end. Marc bodnick, dont forget, pig pens real handle is love machine. Lanarkshire had the highest population of convoy families in 1861. The song ends with the convoy riding off into the night. General commenti think you will find its pig pen, note the line and a jimmy haulin hogs. This is a novelty song inspired by the cb radio craze of the mid70s. Convoy 1978 trailer kris kristofferson ali macgraw ernest.
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