Seriously, what is up with all the trucker films of the 70's, there is absolutely nothing all that enthralling about watching big rigs. Granted, there is Smokey and the Bandit, but that was not a pure trucker film where middle aged men drop out of college to pursue a career in trucking because their father was killed in an accident/possible murder.
After a man dies in a suspicious trucking accident, his son, Mike Kelly (Michael Hawkins) decides to follow in dad's tire tracks, taking up the freight-hauling arts. Within seconds, he meets a beautiful woman, and gets into a brawl w/ a pair of ne'er-do-wells.
Former test pilot Will Zens found himself a maker of hicksploitation movies, thanks to movies like this, The Road to Nashville, Hell on Wheels and Hot Summer in Barefoot County. It was originally called Truckin' Man until the producers thought a woman's name would draw more money.
I have been of the opinion these past few years, that some films exists purely for stoners and the inebriated, this, I felt, is somewhere in between.On a few occasions I've lambasted Slater for hammy acting, but that was before I knew the range of his father.
TRUCKER'S WOMAN is a solid little independent thriller of the 1970s. It's not as slick or as exciting as higher-budgeted trucking-themed fare but it's not too bad.
A rare example of the 'corruption in the trucking industry' genre, this shot in South Carolina indie includes most everything you'd expect from a '70s drive-in circuit cheapie. There's risible dialogue ("something's not copacetic"), hideous wardrobe (star Michael Hawkins sports a tacky white two-piece), unbelievable hair (as modeled by co-star Mary Cannon), a splash of nudity, lots of country music, and a memorable performance by a drunken Doodles Weaver.
