churning river below, sending Duck presumably to his death. Pig Pen and the other truckers blast their air horns in salute. A public funeral is held for Rubber Duck. Haskins promises to work for the truckers by taking their case to Washington, D.C. Disgusted with the politics of the situation, Pig Pen abruptly leaves the funeral. A distraught Melissa is led to a school bus with several "long-haired friends of Jesus" inside. There she finds Rubber Duck in disguise sitting in the back. He asks, "You ever seen a duck that couldn't swim?" The convoy takes to the road with the coffin in tow, abruptly ending the politicians' speeches. As the bus passes Wallace, he spots the Duck and bursts into laughter. Cast Kris Kristofferson as Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwald Ali MacGraw as Melissa Ernest Borgnine as Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace of Natosha County, Arizona Burt Young as Bobby "Love Machine" "Pig Pen" Madge Sinclair as Widow Woman Franklyn Ajaye as Spider Mike Brian Davies as Chuck Arnoldi Seymour Cassel as Governor Jerry Haskins Cassie Yates as Violet Walter Kelley as Federal Agent Hamilton Billy Hughes as Pack Rat as Texas Alvarez Sheriff Tiny Alvarez Patrice Martinez as Maria Donnie Fritts as Reverend Sloane Tommy Bush as Chief Stacey Love Spec O'Donnell as 18 Wheel Eddie Bill Coontz as Old Iguana Production Convoy was filmed almost entirely in the state of New Mexico. Production began in 1977 when the CB radio/trucking craze was at its peak, made during the same period as such films as Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Handle with Care (1977), Breaker! Breaker! (1977) and High-Ballin' (1978), as well as the television series Movin' On (1974–1976) and B. J. and the Bear (1979–1981). During this period of Sam Peckinpah's life, it was reported he suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction. His four previous films, Cross of Iron (1977), The Killer Elite (1975), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), had struggled at the box office and the director needed a genuine blockbuster success. Unhappy with the screenplay written by B. W. L. Norton, Peckinpah tried to encourage the actors to re-write, improvise and ad-lib their dialogue, with little success. In another departure from the script, Peckinpah attempted to add a new dimension to the film by casting a pair of black actors as members of the convoy: Madge