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Dec 7, 2018 · The real Ron Weasley was Rowling's childhood bestie. Harry's own right hand man, Ron Weasley, was inspired by kid named Sean Harris, who often helped young Rowling escape the malaise of adolescence. As Rowling would later admit to Wales Online, Harris' car was what allowed the then-teen to fly away on her own adventures.
Watch the trailer for the new 'Shaft' movie starring Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, and Jesse T. Usher as three generations of the Shaft family.
Feb 10, 2012 · Says it right here in the IMDB plot summary for the 1971 movie Shaft [screenplay by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black, based on Tidyman’s novel] which kicked off the series starring Richard Roundtree as the lead character: “Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.”
Shaft (1973–74) The Shaft franchise consists of five action - crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three features may be described as blaxploitation films, the television film series is a mystery, and the fourth feature ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, the actor who played John Shaft, passed away at 81. His role as the iconic Black actor changed Hollywood's depiction of Black men on screen.
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Jul 28, 2015 · The original film, which debuted in 1971 based on Ernest Tidyman's novels, followed private detective John Shaft (Richard Roundtree), who is tasked with locating a missing girl in Harlem. A forerunner of the Blaxploitation genre, "Shaft" has achieved cult status, with help from its iconic soundtrack by Isaac Hayes.
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John Shaft is asked by a former high school classmate to help her husband, Police Officer Jerry Tyler, who has been accused of taking bribes. Shaft believes Tyler's story of a frame up by a bar owner, Larry Doyle and his stooge, Brock, but decides it isn't his bag.
