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[[Image:TT_poster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Truck Turner'' (1974)]] | |||
[[Image:TT_poster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Truck Turner (1974)]] | |||
'''''Truck Turner''''' is a surprisingly little-known 1974 Blaxploitation directed by [[Jonathan Kaplan]] and starring [[Isaac Hayes]] as the title character, a former pro football player turned bounty hunter. The cast included [[Yaphet Kotto]], Paul Harris, and ''[[Star Trek]]'' star Nichelle Nichols. | |||
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==Colt Python== | ==Colt Python== | ||
The | The only gun that Mac 'Truck' Turner ([[Isaac Hayes]]) uses is a [[Colt Python]] with a 6" barrel. | ||
[[Image:ColtPythonFlipSide.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt Python with 6" Barrel]] | |||
[[Image:Colt_Python_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Turner draws his Python to end a barfight.]] | [[Image:Colt_Python_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Turner draws his Python to end a barfight.]] | ||
[[Image:Python_TT2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Most likely the clearest shot of the Python in the movie. This picture was used for a few of the movie's posters]] | [[Image:Python_TT2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Most likely the clearest shot of the Python in the movie. This picture was used for a few of the movie's posters]] | ||
[[Image:Freeze_Pimp_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Truck draws his Python and utters one of Blaxploitation's most memorable one-liners. 'Freeze Pimp!']] | |||
[[Image:Freeze_Pimp_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Truck draws his Python and utters one of | |||
==Colt Detective Special== | ==Colt Detective Special== | ||
The [[Colt Detective Special]] is by far the most used gun is this film. | The [[Colt Detective Special]] is by far the most used gun is this film. It is used by pretty much everybody in the movie, most noticeably by Turner's partner, Jerry ([[Alan Weeks]]). | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Snubnosed_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Jerry aims his revolver at the 'pimpmobile' Richard Leroy Johnson drives. ]] | [[Image:Snubnosed_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Jerry aims his revolver at the 'pimpmobile' Richard Leroy Johnson drives. ]] | ||
[[Image:Snubnosed_TT2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Turner and Jerry observe the wreckage of Johnson's pimpmobile. ]] | |||
==Astra 400== | ==Astra 400== | ||
The pistol that mad pimp Richard Leroy Johnson uses is a [[Astra 400]]. The | The pistol that mad pimp Richard Leroy Johnson ([[Paul Harris]]) uses is a [[Astra 400]]. | ||
[[Image:Astra_400.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra 400 - 9 mm Bergmann-Bayard]] | |||
[[Image:Astra_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The pimp shoots out of his window. ]] | |||
==Beretta Model 70== | |||
Richard Leroy Johnson ([[Paul Harris]]) carries an [[Beretta Model 70]] as a back-up, which he attempts to use before being gunned down by Turner and Jerry. | |||
[[Image:BerettaModel70.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Astra_Butt_TT.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Johnson prepares to draw his back-up gun.]] | |||
==Various Sawn-off Shotguns== | ==Various Sawn-off Shotguns== | ||
Used by the Insurance Agency hitmen and Turner himself. | Used by the Insurance Agency hitmen and Turner ([[Isaac Hayes]]) himself. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 11 March 2019
Truck Turner is a surprisingly little-known 1974 Blaxploitation directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Isaac Hayes as the title character, a former pro football player turned bounty hunter. The cast included Yaphet Kotto, Paul Harris, and Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols.
The following weapons were used in the film Truck Turner:
Colt Python
The only gun that Mac 'Truck' Turner (Isaac Hayes) uses is a Colt Python with a 6" barrel.
Colt Detective Special
The Colt Detective Special is by far the most used gun is this film. It is used by pretty much everybody in the movie, most noticeably by Turner's partner, Jerry (Alan Weeks).
Astra 400
The pistol that mad pimp Richard Leroy Johnson (Paul Harris) uses is a Astra 400.
Beretta Model 70
Richard Leroy Johnson (Paul Harris) carries an Beretta Model 70 as a back-up, which he attempts to use before being gunned down by Turner and Jerry.
Various Sawn-off Shotguns
Used by the Insurance Agency hitmen and Turner (Isaac Hayes) himself.