Convoy (1978)


Convoy
Release Date28 June 1978
TaglineKristofferson and MacGraw...ain't nothin' gonna get in their way!
GenreAction, Comedy, Drama, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRoad Movie
ThemesPolice Corruption, Fighting the System
TagsAccident, Brutality, Car, Chase, Corruption, Gas, Lawman, On The Road, Police, Police Brutality, Protester, Truckdriver, Union Dispute



Cast and Crew


Cast

Rubber Duck aka Martin Penwald

Melissa

Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth

Pig Pen, Love Machine

Widow Woman

Spider Mike

Chuck Arnoldi

Governer Jerry Haskins

Violet

Federal Agent Hamilton

Jackson D. Kane
Big Nasty

Billy Hughes
Pack Rat

Whitey Hughes
White Rat

Bill Coontz
Old Iguana

Tommy J. Huff
Lizard Tongue

Larry Spaulding
Bald Eagle

Randy Brady
Sneaky Snake

Allen Keller
Rosewell

Jim Burk
Frick

Bob Orrison
Officer Bookman

Tommy Bush
Chief Stacey Love

William C. Jones Jr.
Fish

Jorge Russek
Sheriff Tiny Alvarez

Tom Runyon
Runyon

Vera Zenovich
Thelma

Patrice Martinez
Maria

Reverend Sloane

Bobbie Barnes
Jesus Freak

Turner Stephen Bruton
Jesus Freak

Sammy Lee Creason
Jesus Freak

Cleveland Dupin
Jesus Freak

Jerry McGee
Jesus Freak

Terry Paul
Jesus Freak

Michael Utley
Jesus Freak

Wayne D. Wilkinson
Jesus Freak

Charles Benton
Deke Thornton

George Coleman
Septic Sam

Greg Van Dyke
Silver Streak

Edward Blatchford
Roger

Paula Baldwin
Samantha

Herb Robins
Mechanic Bob

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Ice Cream Seller

Don Levy
Senator Myers

Spec O'Donnell
18 Wheel Eddie

James R. Moore
Motorcycle Cop

James Edgcomb
Doug

John Gill
Jack

Daniel D. Halleck
Bart

Stacy Newton
Bubba

Sabra Wilson
Madge

Pepi Lenzi
News Crewman

John Bryson
Texas Governor

Debbie Letteau
Girl in the Bar

Dispatcher

News crew director

Sonny Skyhawk
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Director

Producer

Bill L. Norton
writer

Michael Deeley
executive producer

Robert M. Sherman
producer

Barry Spikings
executive producer

Michael Friedman
associate producer

Original Music

Chip Davis
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Cinematographer

Harry Stradling Jr.
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Editor

Garth Craven
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John Wright
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Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer

Fernando Carrere
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Art Director

J. Dennis Washington
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Set Decorator

Frank Lombardo

Makeup Department

Stephen Abrums
makeup artist

James Lee McCoy
makeup artist

Marina Pedraza
hair stylist

Production Manager

Tom Shaw
production manager

Tony Wade
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Newt Arnold
first assistant director

second unit director

Clifford C. Coleman
first assistant director

second unit director

Pepi Lenzi
first assistant director

John M. Poer
first assistant director

Tom Shaw
first assistant director

Richard A. Wells
first assistant director

Ron Wright
second assistant director

Art Department

Donald R. Abblett
painter

Harry Jessen
construction foreman

Richard Lind
construction foreman

Frank Repola
painter

Robert Visciglia Jr.
propman

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
property master

Sound Department

Fred J. Brown
sound effects

Samuel C. Crutcher
assistant sound editor

Jerelyn J. Harding
dialogue editor

Scott Hecker
assistant sound editor

Robert G. Henderson
sound effects

Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer

Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer

Donald O. Mitchell
sound re-recording mixer

Charles Randall
boom operator

William Randall
production sound mixer

Norman B. Schwartz
dialogue editor

Michele Sharp
sound effects

Ross Taylor
sound effects

José Antonio Torres
assistant sound editor

Special Effects

Sass Bedig
special effects

Candy Flanagin
special effects

Marcel Vercoutere
special effects

Stunts

Jophery C. Brown
stunts

Jim Burk
stunts

Gary Combs
stunt coordinator

Jadie David
stunts

Jerry Gatlin
stunts

Alan Gibbs
stunts

Bob Herron
stunts

Tom Lupo
stunts

Gary McLarty
stunts

Karen McLarty
stunts

Alan Oliney
stunts

Regina Parton
stunts

Charles A. Tamburro
stunts

Glenn R. Wilder
stunts

Walter Wyatt
stunts

Gilbert B. Combs
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Armando Contreras
best boy grip

William Gereghty
camera operator

Ralph Gerling
camera operator

Robert B. Hauser
additional photographer

Clifford Hutchison
gaffer

Richard A. Kelley
director of photography: second unit

Gary B. Kibbe
camera operator

John Kiser
camera operator

Steve Lydecker
camera operator

Tom May
key grip

John R. Shannon
still photographer

Robert Simson
camera operator

Joseph F. Valentine
camera operator

Richard Tim Vanik
camera operator

Gary R. Wostak
gaffer

assistant camera

Richard Craig Meinardus
assistant camera

Casting Department

Helen Conklin
extras casting

P.K. Strong
location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Carol James
costumer

Kent James
costumer

Editorial Department

Graeme Clifford
supervising editor

Ed Fantl
assistant film editor

Ken Morrisey
assistant film editor

Ellen Ring
assistant film editor

Tim Tobin
assistant film editor

Music Department

Milt Bailey
music production assistant

Jackson Berkey
music production assistant

Roger Bowling
composer: songs "Blanket on the Ground" and "Lucille"

John Boyd
score recordist

Del Bryant
composer: song "I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love"

Eddie Burris
composer: song "Okie from Muskogee"

Hal Bynum
composer: song "Lucille"

Dan Carlin Sr.
music editor

composer: song "Keep on the Sunny Side"

Sonny Curtis
composer: song "Walk Right Back"

Bill Fries
music supervisor

Gary Garett
composer: song "Keep on the Sunny Side"

composer: song "Okie from Muskogee"

Dallas Harms
composer: song "Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All the Time"

Dave Henderson
music production assistant

Richard Leigh
composer: song "Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue"

composer: song "Southern Nights"

Ron Ubel
score recordist

Jim Wheeler
score recordist

Transportation Department

Bill Hunt
transportation

Rudy Limauro
transportation

Greg Van Dyke
transportation

Billy Kaundart
driver

Other Crew

Mary Andrews
editorial secretary

Elie Cohn
production assistant

Ron Cook
production executive

Harry Harvey
script supervisor

Barbara Hogan
script supervisor

Ed Rich
production accountant

Binnie Ruben
secretary to producers

Dolores Rubin
script supervisor

production coordinator

Charles A. Tamburro
helicopter pilot

Sheila A. Warner
production coordinator

Sherrie Bradshaw
assistant production accountant

adr loop group

Michael Davenport
assistant: Sam Peckinpah

Production Company

EMI Films
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Distributor

Neue Constantin Film

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Cheezy Flicks Entertainment

EMI Films

Ekaterinburg Art Home Video (EAHV)

Kinowelt Home Entertainment

Lumiere Home Video
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Thorn EMI Video Australia
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Truckerflicks

United Artists
,

Universal Home Video

VTI Home Vídeo

Video Film Express

Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video

Miscellaneous

MGM-International Dist.
titles and opticals

Samuel Goldwyn Studios
sound post-production






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