Truck Turner
From American International Podcast by Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot
April 20, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 162
About this episode
Jeff and Cheryl explore the 1974 film Truck Turner, discussing its themes and production.
Truck Turner (1974) AIP Production #7410 / 7411 Jeff and Cheryl hit the seedy streets of Los Angeles to hunt for pimps and pushers with Truck Turner . Screenplay by Oscar Williams and Michael Allin Story by Jerry Wilkes Produced by Fred Weintraub & Paul Heller Directed by Jonathan Kaplan Starring: Isaac Hayes as Mack "Truck" Turner Yaphet Kotto as Blue Alan Weeks as Jerry Annazette Chase as Annie Nichelle Nichols as Dorinda Sam Laws as Nate Paul Harris as Gator A Weintraub-Heller Production An American International Release View the Truck Turner trailer here . Stream Truck Turner on Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV or ScreenPix. Visit our website - https://aippod.com/ and follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store . Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeff Markin, Cheryl Lightfoot
Topics covered
- film review
- 1970s cinema
- blaxploitation
- Los Angeles
- American International Pictures
Keywords
- Truck Turner
- Isaac Hayes
- blaxploitation
- film review
- 1974
- Los Angeles
- American International Pictures
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Organizations: American International, Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV, ScreenPix, Letterboxd, Instagram, Threads, Facebook
Books & works: Truck Turner
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