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John Shaft is a fictional private investigator created by author/screenwriter Ernest Tidyman for the 1970 novel of the same name. He was portrayed by Richard Roundtree in the original 1971 film and in its four sequels— Shaft's Big Score! , Shaft in Africa , Shaft (2000) and Shaft (2019)—as well as in the seven 1973–74 Shaft television films .
(1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973), with "neither capturing the soul of the original", according to author Howard Hughes. An additional sequel, and part remake, was released in 2000, also called Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson as the title character, and Roundtree appearing as his "Uncle" John Shaft.
After Shaft is recruited to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Harlem mob boss from Italian gangsters, he finds himself in the middle of a rapidly escalating uptown vs. downtown turf war.
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Shaft's Big Score! (1972) When John Shaft finds out that a dead friend ran an illegal money laundering scheme out of the former's legitimate business and left $200,000 unaccounted for, he discovers the reason why he had suddenly found himself in the middle of a war between rival gangs.
CharacterFilms(shaft (1971))Bumpy JonasLt. Al RossiAngelo GnazzoLt. Vic AndrozziOverview. The Shaft trilogy is composed of action-crime films centered on an African-American police detective named John Shaft, who over the course of the films have altercations with a variety of crime. The films are characterized by their blaxploitation characteristics. Number of Movies: 3. Revenue: $23,579,618. Sort.
Nov 23, 2021 · The film Shaft was released 50 years ago this week and heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema. The genre has a checkered legacy — and inspired Oscar-winning music. ARI SHAPIRO,...
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Jun 19, 2019 · (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973) – and while he's only a supporting player in the most recent two, both named Shaft (2000, 2019) for Hollywood reasons, his presence is still an important one.
