Film Forum

U.S., 1974
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
With Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Annazette Chase, Nichelle Nichols
Approx. 91 min. 35mm.

First he sang “Shaft,” now he is Shaft: Isaac Hayes as Truck Turner, strong arm for a bail bondsman, “living on blood money and borrowed time,” seeking revenge on Yaphet Kotto and Nichelle Nichols.

Reviews

“There isn’t a piece of scenery Nichols doesn’t aim to chew, and her villainous performance is mesmerizing as it veers from lowbrow comedy to intense violence. You’re not worried about her, you’re praying she doesn’t kill Truck Turner with her bare hands.”
– Odie Henderson, Roger Ebert

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