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5.9/10   30,976 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ernest Tidyman (novel)
John Singleton (story) ...
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Release Date:
16 June 2000 (USA) more
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Still the man, any questions?
Plot:
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 12 nominations more
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An adequate successor but still a B-movie. more (279 total)

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Also Known As:
Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
Shaft Returns (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
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99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Isaac Hayes, the composer of the Shaft theme song, Gordon Parks, the director of the original Shaft (1971), and John Singleton, director of this version, all have cameos. more
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the flashback, Diane Palmieri has blood on both sides of her face, with Wade's fingers on her left cheek and his thumb on her right jaw. Presumably, she cleaned her cheek but not her jaw, leaving the spot seen at the beginning of the movie. more
Quotes:
Peoples Hernandez: You play golf?
[Walter Wade Jr. nods]
Peoples Hernandez: Golf is phat... Tiger Wooo, Tiger Wooo, I like him.
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Featured in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) more
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
An adequate successor but still a B-movie., 12 December 2000
6/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Shaft 2000" is a reasonable successor to the original Shaft of 29 years ago. The film shows restraint by keeping Shaft big, but not bigger than life, as it tries to be a human story first and an action flick second. Unfortunately, in spite of good performances (especially by Wright) and good production talent, the story fails on the human level and hedges on the obvious alternative of exaggerated good and bad guys and a profusion of gratuitous violence, sex, and action. Worth a watch but keep expectations low.

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