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Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974
Action
1h 31m
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. (imdb)

Truck Turner

1974
Action
1h 31m
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Avg Percentile 58.69% from 114 total ratings

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Rated 24 Apr 2014
79
75th
And just like that, I find out that the guy who wrote and performed the theme song Shaft, could've and probably should've played Shaft.
Rated 24 Dec 2016
95
80th
Absolutely batshit, but it's the little details that crank it up to 11. Like...the cat piss at the beginning AND end. This is Dirty Harry and Philip Marlowe lite. Everything a movie should be?
Rated 27 Jan 2014
64
35th
Like most blaxploitation films, it benefits from great music, on-location shooting, and characters & attitudes you don't see in mainstream films. It also has the usual downsides: poor acting (except Kotto), lame script (though the dialogue is occasionally funny), cliched direction.
Rated 31 Dec 2017
80
89th
Just when you think it can't get more entertaining, Yaphet Kotto shows up as a superpimp!
Rated 19 Mar 2015
62
64th
Rated 24 Jul 2011
73
61st
Bullet-proof shopping bags!
Rated 13 Nov 2010
35
20th
Car chases, shootouts, bar fights, love scenes fading out at the right moment, and hanging people out the window to make them talk. Truck Turner is a blaxploitation action movie containing all the right elements to bore me half to death. No, Isaac Hayes roughing people up is not a good enough reason to watch a movie. Eh, I guess Kotto helps a little.
Rated 20 Sep 2009
79
77th
Hilarious, bad-ass and thoroughly amusing. Seeing Isaac Hayes blast away some suckers is worth a look by itself, but a cussing Nichelle Nichols and Yaphet Kotto as an alpha male pimp make it even more entertaining. Great music as well.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
65
56th
Sure, it was '74 and other than Lady Sings The Blues or anything with Sidney Poitier in it, there wasn't a whole lot going on with black cinema. It certainly wasn't being taken seriously, and in most cases, it shouldn't have been. Truck Turner is of the gritty, 'Sig Shore' variety of films from that era, but you can't beat Isaac Hayes kickin' ass. You just can't pull that shit on Truck Turner! I give it a 65 just for the pure 70s feel of it.
Rated 21 Mar 2024
75
71st
Daaamn, this was a pretty tight movie. Sometimes I feel like many crime movies of this era are a little bit too over the place and the pacing gets weird, but Truck Turner keeps the action and plot going at a solid rate. The shootout at the hospital was kind of hilarious (in a good way) and I liked how Truck had a steady girlfriend and also had a cat messing with him all the time. You give that woman a cat right meow! Isaac Hayes sings his own theme song = the best.
Rated 27 Oct 2023
60
78th
"Truck Turner" delivers non-stop action, stretching the bounds of reality, showcasing flamboyant pimps and a vengeful fierce madam, portrayed by Nichelle Nichols. Seeing Uhura in such a contrasting role was an unexpected treat. While parts of the film made me cringe and the body count was high, I enjoyed the ride.
Rated 31 Aug 2022
82
81st
One of the best LA crime movies. The definition of cool
Rated 23 Aug 2022
5
81st
The best blaxploitation I’ve seen. Isaac Hayes kicks ass and this is pure vibes.
Rated 14 Feb 2019
64
55th
Highly enjoyable if you've set your expectations in the right place. Feels like it's on the cusp of greatness in many ways, especially in its writing, and sustains itself as a decently fun experience from top to bottom.
Rated 23 Nov 2015
70
91st
One of my favorites in "blaxploitation" genre which contains funnier lines than the majority of modern comedies. On top of that it offers kick-ass fights and chases at a rapid pace and a gallery of cool characters. Isaac Hayes does a solid job as the titular Truck "Mack" Turner, and Yaphet Kotto makes a a nuanced character out of what would be a stereotypical pimp in other films. Director Kaplan really knew how to knock them out of the park back then. Great stuff!
Rated 03 Sep 2013
85
66th
best dialogues ever.
Rated 28 Feb 2012
65
51st
Isaac Hayes plays a bounty hunter who kills a pimp for jumping his bail, resulting in a series of retributive attacks by his pimp buddies. Some hilarious 70s fashions and a great cast, including Yaphet Kotto as an ice cold pimp daddy and Nichelle Nichols as a foul mouthed madam. Plenty of action with car chases, brawls and gunfights galore. A solid if unexceptional blaxploitation flick.
Rated 09 Jan 2011
70
60th
Damn, this movie is awesome. It's sometimes really funny and is extremely badass. It's funny how the car in the chase scene bashes into so many stuff, and it re-occurs in the hospital chase scene. DAMN AWESOME!
Rated 05 May 2009
78
30th
Nice blaxpoitation drama with the leads taken coolly by Issac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto. Not up there with the best but has everything you need.

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