Kelly Brook was in talks to star in the film as CJ Parker, but she later denied the rumor. Kate Upton and Charlotte McKinney were on the short list for CJ before Kelly Rohrbach was cast, McKinney was later cast in the role of Julia.
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The site of the Brownleigh Apartments where Truck resided, at 626 St. Paul Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, is now part of the Píero Apartments at 616 St. Paul Avenue.
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The art on the wall in Turner's apartment is a poster of "The Milkmaid" by Vermeer. In the bondsman's office is a poster of "Women on the Seashore" by Paul Gauguin.
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Dick Miller wore his own pink jacket.
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Francis the cat eyes blink when he is found.
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This film was Nichelle Nichols only entry into the blaxploitation genre. She declined all offers for other blaxploitation films only to concentrate on the science-fiction convention appearances--especially "Star Trek" conventions--and later as a recruiter for NASA.
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Originally developed as a film for Robert Mitchum. After Mitchum, James Coburn was attached to star- but that fell through as well. Having already invested in the script, American International Pictures decided to turn it into an "urban picture" and cast a black actor. Dick Anthony Williams, best know for his work in The Mack (1973) and Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) was initially cast, but was quickly replaced by Isaac Hayes, who wanted to get into acting. It was also felt that Hayes was a bigger name draw than Williams.
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The orange convertible seen during the pimpmobile procession is a Dodge Super Charger concept car (using a 1968 Charger as the base vehicle--it is seen with a nose cone similar to the 1970 Charger Daytona).
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Yaphet Kotto only agreed to play Harvard Blue because he was going through a divorce at the time and needed the money.
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Stan Shaw's debut cinematic appearance.
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Isaac Hayes and his band played the entire score for director Jonathan Kaplan at Hayes's home.
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Scatman Crothers had to use cue cards on account of the fact that he had trouble remembering his lines.
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Eddie Smith(druggist) is 5he father of AJ Johnson(Ezekel From the movie Friday)
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Truck Turner - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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