Following the success of his Oscar winning soundtrack for "Shaft", the record label decided to put the Big Brutha of Soul in his own butt-kicking Blacksploitation action flick... and to good effect, ... Read More
Following the success of his Oscar winning soundtrack for "Shaft", the record label decided to put the Big Brutha of Soul in his own butt-kicking Blacksploitation action flick... and to good effect, I must say! "Truck Turner" is a stand out among the dozens of ultra-low budget Blacksploitation films of the 70's and doesn't let up in the action and gun play categories.
However, even with a principal cast of talented stars, the shining performance came from Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura of the original Star Trek series) as a hard talking brothel madam with a ten foot tall attitude. And good Lord is she hot! No wonder Captain Kirk couldn't wait to get a bite of that!
The only thing I was disappointed in was the lack of originality in the soundtrack which was, of course, composed by Hayes himself. It sounds a whole lot like "Shaft", but it did lend a lot to the tone of the movie.
Anyway, I think you're on the right track if you're considering renting this classic flick. Close this Review