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Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
Sam Peckinpah
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Director
Kris Kristofferson
Rubber Duck
Ali MacGraw
Melissa
Burt Young
Pig Pen
Madge Sinclair
Widow Woman
Franklyn Ajaye
Spider Mike
Brian Davies
Chuck Arnoldi
Seymour Cassel
Governor Haskins
Cassie Yates
Violet
Walter Kelley
Hamilton
Ernest Borgnine
Lyle Wallace
Jackson D. Kane
Big Nasty
The more biting satire is reserved for those on top of the power structure, such as the police, while those occupying lower levels are given more nuance and likability, even if they operate on the wrong side of the law. This principle gives Deep Cover its heart.
It’s no wonder Peele won an academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His script is layered with perspective and subtlety. Through a terrific vision, Peele creates the gift that keeps on giving. The clues and symbolic representations are aplenty, and as each viewing passes, you are destined to find something new. That’s a mark of great cinema.
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