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:

hard female nipples | masculinity | sequel | fifth part | character name as title | 

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Taglines:

More Shaft than you can handle.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, some drug material and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shaft

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2019, as the trailer made clear, all three generations of the family members named John Shaft exist in the Warner Bros-New Line Cinema-Netflix sequel confusingly also entitled "Shaft". Further to add confusion, with three lead characters sharing the same name, from the original MGM version, the family tree relationships are broken down as; Richard Rountree as (uncle/great-uncle) John Shaft, Samuel L Jackson as (nephew/father) John Shaft (Senior/II from RR version), and Usher as (great-nephew/son) John Shaft (Junior/II from SLJ version/III from RR version).

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Goofs

When Sasha's hands were bound with wire ties. JJ used a knife to cut her free. Yet when Gordito held them at gunpoint, she was tied up again.

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Quotes

John Shaft Jr.: You can't beat up a woman!
John Shaft II: Why not?
John Shaft Jr.: Because she's a woman! That's like, misogynistic!
John Shaft II: You're the one being misogynistic, I never even mentioned her gender! I'm an equal-opportunity ass-whooper!

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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

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Big Bird's Big Break (2018)

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Soundtracks

Too Much Shaft
Written by Isaac Hayes, Quavo (as Quavious Marshall) and Boi-1da (as Matthew Samuels)
Performed by Quavo with Saweetie
Produced by Boi-1da (as Boi 1Da) for 1Da Boi Productions,
Co-Produced by Jahaan Sweet
Additional Production by Nick Brongers
Quavo appears courtesy of Quality Control Music, Motown Records and Capitol Records
Saweetie appears courtesy of Icy/Artistry Records/WBR

User Reviews

Movie was great. Laughed the whole time

What's with the low rating? It's crazy. I kind of loved this movie and was engaged from start till end. I'd definitely recommend for a fun filled action movie.