Shaft

Name: Shaft
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2000-06-15
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.023

★ 6,0 /10 (1,478 Votes)

2000 EN 99 min

Overview

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Stream

Release date

15/06/2000

Votes

1,478

Popularity

5.9

Still the man, any questions?

Genres

Action Adventure Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

99 min

Budget

$46,000,000

Revenue

$107,626,125

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa Williams

Carmen Vasquez

Jeffrey Wright

Peoples Hernandez

Christian Bale

Walter Wade, Jr.

Busta Rhymes

Rasaan

Dan Hedaya

Jack Roselli

Toni Collette

Diane Palmieri

Richard Roundtree

"Uncle" John Shaft

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Jimmy Groves

Josef Sommer

Curt Flemming

Lynne Thigpen

Carla Howard

Philip Bosco

Walter Wade Senior

Pat Hingle

Judge Dennis Bradford

Lee Tergesen

Luger

Daniel von Bargen

Lt Kearney

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Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras

Lucifer

Sonja Sohn

Alice

Peter McRobbie

Lt. Cromertie

Zach Grenier

Harrison Loeb

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Richard Cocchiaro

Frank Palmieri

Ron Castellano

Mike Palmieri

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Freddie Ricks

Big Raymond

Sixto Ramos

Bonehead

Andre Royo

Tattoo

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Richard Barboza

Dominican

Mekhi Phifer

Trey Howard

Gano Grills

Cornbread

Catherine Kellner

Ivy

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Philip Rudolph

Uniform Sergeant

Angela Pietropinto

Mrs Ann Palmieri

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Joe Quintero

Asst DA Hector Torres

Lanette Ware

Terry

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Stu 'Large' Riley

Leon

Mark Zeisler

DA Andrew Nicoli

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Capital Jay

Golem

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Bonz Malone

Malik

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Henry G. Thomas

Malik's Crew

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Brian Oswald Talbot

Malik's Crew

Preston Thomas

Malik's Crew

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Marshall T. Broughton

Malik's Crew

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Ann Ducati

Aunt Toni DeCarlo

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Lisa Cooley

News Anchor

Elizabeth Banks

Trey's Friend

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Scott Lucy

Trey's Friend

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Chris Orr

Walter's Friend

Christopher Orr

Walter's Friend

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Evan Farmer

Walter's Friend

Will Chase

Walter's Friend

Jeff Branson

Walter's Friend

Jerome Preston Bates

Desk Sergeant

John Elsen

Uniform Cop in Metronome

Nadine Mozon

Abused Woman

Lawrence Taylor

Lamont

Caprice Benedetti

Karen

John Cunningham

Judge

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Louie Leonardo

Pistolero

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Tony Rhune

Pistolero

Fidel Vicioso

Pistolero

F. Valentino Morales

Enforcer

Myron Primes

Young Blood

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Universal

Young Blood

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Travis Brandon Rosa

Fighting Boy

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Matthew Wallace

Fighting Boy

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Luis Torres

Fat Man

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John Wojda

Construction Worker

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Ahmed Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

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Amer Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

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Rashid Feleyfel

Bystander at Metronome

Gordon Parks

Lenox Lounge Patron

Joan Baker

"Uncle" John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited)

William H. Burns

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

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Gabe Castillo

(uncredited)

Nicholas J. Coleman

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Johanna Estevez

Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Todd Fredericks

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

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Carson Grant

Police Officer (uncredited)

Isaac Hayes

Mr. P (uncredited)

Doug Hutchison

Plane Door Opener (uncredited)

Deacon Ledges

(uncredited)

Deirdre Lovejoy

Police Officer (uncredited)

Carl Low

Dominican #5 (uncredited)

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John E. Mack

Paramedic (uncredited)

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Selena Mars

Protester (uncredited)

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited)

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Thomas Mejia

Peoples Crew (uncredited)

Mercedes Mercado

Waitress (uncredited)

Dorian Missick

Young Man (uncredited)

Kevin O'Donnell

Club Kid (uncredited)

Nik Pjeternikaj

Detective (uncredited)

Gloria Reuben

Sgt. Council (uncredited)

Roman Rivera

(uncredited)

Dawn Robinson

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

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Christina Rouner

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Mustafa Shakir

Protester (uncredited)

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Cue Shepherd

Sexy Girl (uncredited)

John Singleton

Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

Peter Stickles

Mickey Hunt (uncredited)

Al Thompson

Pistolero (uncredited)

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Lou Torres

Fatman (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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I know cats who'd take out whole zipcodes for that kind of cheese. Remakes do work occasionally, case in point Shaft, John Singleton's update of the 1971 Blacksploitation movie that starred Richard Roundtree as the title character. Roundtree gets a part in this one as well, playing the uncle of Samuel L. Jackson's title character, John Shaft. It's the perfect role for Jackson, lashings of cool and menace, on his bulky shoulders dose the film easily rest. Plot finds Shaft turning in his badge after the law proves useless to let racist murderer Walter Wade Junior (Christian Bale a sneering…

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_**A black detective in Gotham desperately wants to nail a snooty racist murderer**_ The nephew of the original John Shaft is a detective in New York City (Samuel L. Jackson) where he tries to apprehend an arrogant racist killer (Christian Bale) by finding a key witness (Toni Collette) while dealing with a gang lord (Jeffrey Wright) and corrupt cops. Vanessa Williams is on hand as a helpful officer. “Shaft” (2000) is a ‘hip’ crime thriller that resurrects the franchise 27 years after the original trilogy from 1971-1973 that featured Richard Roundtree in the title role (he returns here a…

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How there are 2 movies in 2 years with the name Shaft is beyond me. Both of them have Sam in them. One of them is good. This one. This one is good. You should watch it. The other one sucks. Roundtree is in both as well. Roundtree is the best. Bale is good. Westworld guy is good. Especially when he gets stabby. Very stabby.

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