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Shaft

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 39m
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Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000)
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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 racia... Read allNew 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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    • John Singleton
  • Writers
    • Ernest Tidyman(novel "Shaft")
    • John Singleton(story)
    • Shane Salerno(story)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Vanessa Williams
    • Christian Bale
    • John Singleton
  • Writers
    • Ernest Tidyman(novel "Shaft")
    • John Singleton(story)
    • Shane Salerno(story)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Vanessa Williams
    • Christian Bale
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    • 319User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    Christian Bale and Jeffrey Wright in Shaft (2000)
    Samuel L. Jackson, Dan Hedaya, Vanessa Williams, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in Shaft (2000)
    Jeffrey Wright in Shaft (2000)
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    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • John Shaft
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Carmen Vasquez
    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Walter Wade, Jr.
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Peoples Hernandez
    Busta Rhymes
    Busta Rhymes
    • Rasaan
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Jack Roselli
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Diane Palmieri
    Richard Roundtree
    Richard Roundtree
    • Uncle John Shaft
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Jimmy Groves
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Curt Fleming
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • Carla Howard
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Walter Wade, Sr.
    Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle
    • Hon. Dennis Bradford
    Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen
    • Luger
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Lt. Kearney
    • (as Daniel Von Bargen)
    Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras
    • Lucifer
    Sonja Sohn
    Sonja Sohn
    • Alice
    Peter McRobbie
    Peter McRobbie
    • Lt. Cromartie
      • John Singleton
    • Writers
      • Ernest Tidyman(novel "Shaft")
      • John Singleton(story) (screenplay)
      • Shane Salerno(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      John Singleton planned a sequel, where Shaft battles drug lords in Jamaica. But the film's mediocre box office returns, and Samuel L. Jackson's disappointment with the film, stopped any plans of a sequel, at least until Shaft (2019).
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      John Shaft: You know me. It's my duty to please that booty!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Shaft/Boys and Girls/Jesus' Son/Titan A.E./Pop and Me (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Shaft
      Written, Performed and Produced by Isaac Hayes

      Courtesy of ILH Entertainment, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Virgin Records America, Inc.

    User reviews319

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    7/10
    Smooth as silk
    I love this 1980s-style action flick, and watch it every time it is pops up on TV. Sam Jackson plays Shaft's nephew, a big-city cop trying to track down a reluctant witness to a racially motivated murder. The killer, played by a sinister, pre-BATMAN Christian Bale, is modeled on the New York preppie rapist (remember him?). He hires a low-level drug dealer (Jeffrey Wright) to track down the witness, a waitress (Toni Collette), and kill her. Shaft must find her before they do. Jackson is silky smooth, the action is right out of a DIE HARD or LETHAL WEAPON flick, and the landscape is populated by some great supporting players including Dan Hedaya as a corrupt cop and Vanessa Williams as a cop who has Shaft's back. The original Shaft, Richard Roundtree, even pops up a couple of times. This is one wild and funny ride that plays the way we prefer our action films to play. At times, it is a little thin on plot, but it keeps moving. No blood to speak of, just action, action and more action. And keep a close eye on Wright, a noted stage and screen actor. His soft-spoken drug lord tenderly holds a newborn baby at one moment and in the next pokes a knife into the neck of a terrified woman. He steals every scene he is in.
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    • Oct 6, 2010

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2000 (United States)
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Filmymen
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
      • New Deal Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital

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