Kino Lorber have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Jonathan Kaplan's action thriller
Truck Turner (1974), starring Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Alan Weeks, Alan Weeks, Scatman Crothers, Dick Miller, and Stan Shaw. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market in July.
Synopsis: Academy Award winner Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto (Alien) star in this powerful, pull-out-the-stops crime thriller from director Jonathan Kaplan (Unlawful Entry). It's a gritty, action-packed tale of the streets, pulsating with ultra-smooth soul, high-octane energy and nonstop suspense.
Truck Turner (Hayes) is a football star-turned-bounty hunter who's tracking a sadistic pimp on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Armed with his brute strength and ace cool partner (Alan Weeks), Truck closes in on his mark. But a tragic accident soon changes all the rules, and suddenly the hunter finds himself being hunted by the city's deadliest hired killers! Truck strikes back in a series of wild car chases, shootouts and bone-crunching fistfights, knowing that the battles can lead to only one place: an intense struggle to the death against Harvard Blue (Kotto), the brutal leader of L.A.'s organized crime syndicate.
Special Features:
- Brand New Audio Commentary by Director Jonathan Kaplan
- "Trailers from Hell" with Ernest Dickerson
- Original Theatrical Trailer