Before Duane "Dog" Chapman made bounty hunting hip, Isaac Hayes collected cash for crooks as "Truck Turner."
Of course, Gen-Xers and Yers became familiar with Hayes through his portrayal of Chef on "South Park." Back in the day, the bald badass was a smooth-voiced soul man and could kick ass on the silver screen. This 1974 movie illustrates both of these points as he sings the theme song and takes on a pimp army.
Hayes plays former football star turned bounty hunter, Mack "Truck" Turner. He runs afoul of a murderous madam (Nichelle "Uhura" Nichols). She contracts a killer team of pimps to take out Turner including suave sadist Harvard Blue (the always awesome Yaphet Kotto).
Hayes should have starred in more movies because he's great in this one and delivers some excellent lines: "Before you get that piece out, your ass is air-conditioned!" (Guess you have to see this scene to appreciate the line.)
He's not the only one who's quotable. Nichols is also quite quotable although it's a bit odd to hear the communications officer of the Enterprise use the N-word, P-word, B-word, F-word and a lot of other terms never spoken over Federation airwaves.
"Truck Turner" is one of the earliest gigs for Emmy-nominated director Jonathan Kaplan ("ER," "The Accused").
You can check out this classic on Impact Action on Demand (on Comcast) or track it down on DVD.
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