Phyllis Lindstrom Phyllis Lindstrom Phyllis Lindstrom, nee Sutherland, portrayed by Cloris Leachman, is a fictional character on the television sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and subsequent spin-off, "Phyllis". Phyllis Lindstrom is the snobbish, acid-tongued wife of dermatologist Dr. Lars Lindstrom, who is often referenced but never seen by the audience. The Lindstroms manage the apartment building, actually a Victorian boarding house, in which Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary and Rhoda develop a close relationship with Phyllis' daughter, Bess. Throughout the series, Rhoda and Phyllis maintain an adversarial but talkative relationship. Phyllis understandably despises Sue Ann Nivens,
Convoy (1978 film) 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),