Shaft (2019)

JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman (based upon the character John Shaft from the novel by), Kenya Barris

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson	...	John Shaft
Jessie T. Usher	...	JJ Shaft
Richard Roundtree	...	John Shaft, Sr.
Regina Hall	...	Maya Babanikos
Alexandra Shipp	...	Sasha Arias
Matt Lauria	...	Major Gary Cutworth
Titus Welliver	...	Special Agent Vietti
Method Man	...	Freddy P. (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith)
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Avan Jogia	...	Karim Hassan
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Bennie Rodriguez (as Luna Lauren Vélez)
Robbie Jones	...	Sergeant Keith Williams
Aaron Dominguez	...	Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez
Ian Casselberry	...	Manuel Orozco
Almeera Jiwa	...	Anam

Storyline

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ's youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem's heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ's own FBI analyst's badge may clash with his dad's trademark leather coat, there's no denying family. Besides, Shaft's got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that's professional and personal.

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Plot Keywords:

masculinity | sequel | fifth part | character name as title | shootout | 

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Taglines:

More Shaft than you can handle.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first non-documentary/concert film directed by Tim Story to receive an R rating by the MPAA.

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Goofs

Shaft offers his son an alcoholic drink, then says that JJ would probably prefer a water with lime. JJ then starts to say that lime juice is alkaline and is healthier for you. But lime juice is made up of citric acid (Vitamin C) and would actually make the water acidic.

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Quotes

Ron: You know, I hear that cat Shaft's a bad mother...
Maya Babanikos: Shut the fuck up!

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Crazy Credits

When the main title comes on in the traditional Shaft font, the copyright notice reads MCMLXXI, which is 1971, the year the original was released. The proper 2019 notice appears in the end credits.

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Connections

Follows Shaft (2000)

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Soundtracks

Mary Jane
Written and Performed by Rick James
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Mirko's review for shaft 2019

Samuel L. Jackson makes this movie a lot better than it would normally be. The script is simply boring and it is only kept alive by his performance. If you look at the camera work, sometimes it's great, sometimes the cuts feel weird inbetween dialogues. Also Jessie Usher and Regina Hall are not really great in my opinion. But this might not be bad acting the more you watch, you will realize that it's poorly written characters. Well at least there are some cool shooting scenes and tough lines that make you enjoy the movie a bit.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2019 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Shaft

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,901,419, 16 June 2019

Gross USA:

$21,360,215

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,360,215

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Khalabo Ink Society, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1