Truck Turner (1974) Reviews

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.
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