Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him, a chase ensues and Gator is killed. This makes Gator's woman, Dorinda, very angry ...
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Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him, a chase ensues and Gator is killed. This makes Gator's woman, Dorinda, very angry and she puts a hit on Truck. The man who agrees to kill Truck is named Blue. The question is whether Truck can survive with Blue and his gang on his trail. Written by Josh Pasnak <[email protected]>
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bounty hunter | year 1973 | grindhouse | topless female nudity | bare breasts |Taglines:
Black, bold and bloody mean! See more »Certificate:
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EnglishRelease Date:
17 February 1975 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
Black Bullet See more »Filming Locations:
Brownleigh Apartments - 626 St. Paul Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Dorinda: [smacks Taffy in the face, then grabs and pulls her to the floor] Come here, you little black bitch!
[to Taffy]
Dorinda: But your ass belongs to me. I tell you what you can and can't do with it. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Taffy: [crying] I didn't say I was leavin'.
Dorinda: SHUT UP!
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Yaphet Kotto only agreed to play Harvard Blue because he was going through a divorce at the time and needed the money. See more »Goofs
The camera and operator are visible when Blue tries to open the door to his car after being shot in the back. See more »Quotes
Taffy: [back at Dorinda's compound following Gator's funeral] Mama, you ain't gonna keep this shit together with Gator gone.Dorinda: [smacks Taffy in the face, then grabs and pulls her to the floor] Come here, you little black bitch!
[to Taffy]
Dorinda: But your ass belongs to me. I tell you what you can and can't do with it. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Taffy: [crying] I didn't say I was leavin'.
Dorinda: SHUT UP!
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The once-almighty American International Pictures had every bit of success going in the 70s with movies like BLACK CAESAR, BLACULA, COFFY, and many others, that turned the blaxploitation genre into a phenomenon. TRUCK TURNER continues the timeless tradition with style. With Isaac Hayes in his only notable role of a bounty hunter, you can expect this to be the meanest, most wildest, most violent "blaction" flick on celluloid. Aiming the gun close to the camera looked fascinating. The combination of action and exploitation is not just smooth as velvet, but also rough as guts. Apparently, critics wanted to dismiss this film from all the graphic violence it displays, and while that still remains the case, it gave the genre a step forward and was much needed to satisfy its fans. Hayes' music score is pure all the way, and runs along with the plentiful, but simple straightforward action sequences. I felt the piano score was tiringly repetitive for a film that offered more punch. It wouldn't be a blaxploiter without some groove, humor, and soul poured in, and there's a lot here. TRUCK TURNER is one of the finer movies from an era that's been vanished a good long time, but do check out BLACK CAESAR, SUPER FLY, and BLACK BELT JONES for the very best. Great fun for all "blaxplo" fanatics!