Nothing to do with Trucks - Isaac Hayes is a bail bondsman constantly coming up against racist white idiots and smacking them around which is satisfactory for me as a white viewer so must've worked wonders for the black audience.
There is too much misogyny - yes, I know it's blaxploitation but Truck is always smacking them around, calling them bitch.
On the bright side Yaphet Kotto is a superb antagonist Nichelle Nichols is great fun as a bitter madam, the acting is strong, Hayes has this great low key big dick energy. The movie ambles rather than roars but it does have emotional power. Jonathan Kaplan directs with some flair.
Larry Gordon was an excellent production chief for AIP.
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