Truck Turner

"Black, bold and bloody mean!"

1974 1h 31m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 69

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

“Black, bold and bloody mean!”

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Cast

Isaac Hayes
Truck
Yaphet Kotto
Blue
Alan Weeks
Jerry
Annazette Chase
Annie
Nichelle Nichols
Dorinda
Sam Laws
Nate
Paul Harris
Gator
Charles Cyphers
Drunk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writers: Oscar Williams, Michael Allin, Jerry Wilkes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Isaac Hayes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto and Alan Weeks carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Black, bold and bloody mean!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jonathan Kaplan directs. Charles F. Wheeler behind the camera. Isaac Hayes scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Isaac Hayes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto and Alan Weeks carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Black, bold and bloody mean!".
7IMDB entry: tt0072325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.