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Shaft

Shaft

Still the man, any questions?

20006.01h 39m

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.

Directed by John Singleton
Written by John Singleton, Shane Salerno, Richard Price
Produced by Mark Roybal, John Singleton, Scott Rudin
Box OfficeBudget: $46.0MRevenue: $107.6M

Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Carmen Vasquez

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Peoples Hernandez

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Walter Wade, Jr.

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 Flemming

Themes & Keywords

drug dealernew york citycorruptionsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookitalian americanremakerevengemurderdrugspolice officerxenophobialucifer morningstarafrican american

About Shaft

Shaft is a action, adventure, crime, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of drug dealer, new york city, corruption, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, italian american. Directed by John Singleton, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright. 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.

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