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Shaft's Big Score! (1972)

R 104 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   8 June 1972 (USA)
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Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.

Director:

Gordon Parks
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Roundtree ...
Moses Gunn ...
Drew Bundini Brown Drew Bundini Brown ...
Joseph Mascolo ...
Gus Mascola
Kathy Imrie Kathy Imrie ...
Rita
Wally Taylor Wally Taylor ...
Johnny Kelly
Julius Harris Julius Harris ...
Capt. Bollin (as Julius W. Harris)
Rosalind Miles Rosalind Miles ...
Arna Asby
Joe Santos Joe Santos ...
Pascal
Angelo Nazzo Angelo Nazzo ...
Al
Don Blakely Don Blakely ...
Johnson
Melvin Green Jr. Melvin Green Jr. ...
Junior Gillis
Thomas Anderson Thomas Anderson ...
Preacher
Evelyn Davis Evelyn Davis ...
Old Lady
Richard Pittman Richard Pittman ...
Kelly's Hood #1
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Storyline

When Shaft finds out that a dead friend ran a numbers racket out of his legitimate business and left $200,000 unaccounted for, he knows why he has suddenly found himself in the middle of a war between rival thugs. These goons are all trying to take over the territory of the dead man as well as get their hands on the missing 200 grand. Shaft has all he can handle trying to track down the money and, at the same time, keep his friend's sister from the clutches of the hoods. Written by Alfred Jingle  

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Marca de Shaft See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$10,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The shotgun used by John Shaft in the last part of the film is the High Standard HS-10B designed circa 1970, originally a law enforcement only firearm. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In one scene, the rotor-blades of a helicopter just finish winding down. In the next several scenes, the rotor-blades are still rotating. See more »

Quotes

Shaft: [carrying a semi-automatic shotgun] Drop the guns and freeze! When this baby starts kicking, it won't stop. So, nobody get cute!
[a thug goes for his gun and Shaft blows him away]
Shaft: Who's Next?
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Connections

Referenced in The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Misunderstand"
Lyrics and Music by Gordon Parks
Sung by 'O.C. Smith' See more »