Alan Weeks, Annazette Chase, Isaac Hayes

After an injury destroys a man's football career, he becomes a bounty hunter--recording artist Isaac Hayes plays Truck Turner, the neighborhood man who operates as strong arm for a bail bondsman.

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan

Release Date: April 19, 1974

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DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001

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  • October 16, 2009
    Well straight off, I've got to say that the dialogue throughout the first half of this film had me in absolute non stop, side splitting hysterics. In terms of script, I can't honestly off the top of my head think of another film that comes even close to this! Just check out the c...( read more)onversation between our main man (the awesomely cool Issac Hayes) and his bounty hunting partner (the always excellent Alan Weeks) concerning Hayes cat peeing on his shirt as an example to illustrate the above ? absolutely priceless! In fact everything and I mean everything about the film (for the said first half) is absolutely meriting of a full ten stars. Our main protagonists are instantly likable, the seventies fashions are groovy, the music is super cool and the action is spot on.

    Unfortunately although the film remains superb throughout, the feel good factor that so permeates throughout the proceedings early on is all but abandoned in favour of a far more brutal approach in the second half. Don't get me wrong, this in itself isn't a bad thing, it's just that the sudden loss of all humour is sadly missed.

    On the other hand, the action (and indeed gore!) picks up a major pace at the same point as if to compensate for this subtraction. And if it's violent action that you're after then you've come to the right place because Truck Turner proves to be one hell of an adversary to the villains in this. Special mention must be made of the main villains (played by the excellent Yaphet Kotto) eventual demise which utilises an intriguing reverse POV camera shot, meticulously mimicking his staggering death throes ? great stuff!

    All in all, this is quite rightly regarded as a true blaxploitation classic. Simply awesome stuff!
  • October 31, 2009
    1970's blaxploitation film which earns an extra star for having the gorgeous Isaac Hayes in it as title role and leading man. Plus it may have been one of his very earliest films but already he's shining with more star power than a bucket fulof galaxies,. Plus there's a great sou...( read more)ndtrack by the man himself. Oh, plus he only goes to bed with his girlfriend for a full ninety minutes, notwithstanding the temptations on offer from stables of whores run by the local pimps including a young Commander Uhura and a very young Yaphet Kotto, a full two decades before he gave up a life of crime to run a Homicide department,.
    If you like ths genre, check it out, it's a good one.
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    Oh, and did I mention Isaac Hayes was in it too?
  • February 26, 2009
    This was such a great flick, featuring surprisingly good cinematography (for the genre) and use of the city in the backgrounds. Isaac Hayes is terrific in the title role.

    Nice and sleazy at times, and filled with some nice action sequences.

    Recommended.
  • January 5, 2008
    A Soul Cimema Classic from the golden age of the 1970's. Watching the great Issac Hayes as Truck Turner taking out the baddies is well worth viewing not to even mention the grindhouse performance of Nichelle "Uhara" Nichols
    as a sadistic evil female pimp who is gives a performan...( read more)ce(as well as a shock)to anything beyond the dimension of Star Trek
  • March 26, 2007
    Another great 70's movie!

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