Truck Turner

Truck Turner
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Kaplan
Produced by	Paul M. Heller Fred Weintraub
Written by	Michael Allin Jerry Wilkes Oscar Williams
Starring	Isaac Hayes Yaphet Kotto Nichelle Nichols
Music by	Isaac Hayes
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1974 (1974-04-19)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.23 million

Truck Turner (also known as Black Bullet) is a 1974 blaxploitation film, starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto, and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. The screenplay was written by Michael Allin, Jerry Wilkes and Oscar Williams. Isaac Hayes also scored the music for the soundtrack. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Foxy Brown.

Mack "Truck" Turner (Isaac Hayes) is a former professional football player who becomes a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter after being hurt. Turner begins his morning watching his girlfriend Annie's cat, Frances, while she is in jail for stealing a television set. Truck and his partner Jerry Barnes catch a fugitive, then take him to jail. Truck takes the opportunity to visit Annie (Annazette Chase) in jail. Annie asks if they can "go somewhere" when she gets out. Truck and Jerry go to collect the bounty from Nate Dimwiddie, a bail bondsman, who refers them to Fogarty (Dick Miller), a bail bondsman who wants Gator, a pimp who skipped bail.

After haggling over the price because of Gator's violent past, they visit Dorinda (Nichelle Nichols), who runs Gator's stable of prostitutes. Truck tries to trick her into giving up Gator's location. Dorinda does not fall for the ruse. Truck and Jerry wait for Gator to visit, and chase him. Gator crashes and then leads them on a foot chase, but doubles back and steals Jerry's car. Truck and Jerry hijack a truck to chase him. The radiator in Jerry's stolen car gives out, so Gator runs into a bar and offers money to everyone inside to beat his pursuers. Jerry circles around to the back of the bar, but gives up the chase to help Truck win his fight in the bar.

A tip from Truck's retired pimp friend Duke (Scatman Crothers) allows Truck and Jerry to nab one of Gator's cohorts, who leads them to the house of the woman harboring Gator. They attempt to lure Gator out of the house, and a shootout ensues. Truck and Jerry kill Gator when he attempts to shoot Truck, but the topless woman stabs Jerry on his right shoulder with a pair of scissors. Truck then smacks her in the face, knocking her out cold.