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Jul 2, 1971 · Shaft: Directed by Gordon Parks. With Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John. A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
- (21K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Gordon Parks
- 1971-07-02
Budget. $500,000 [2] Box office. $13 million [3] Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman [4] and John D. F. Black. [5] It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series. The plot revolves around a private ...
Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree. It is the fifth film in the Shaft series, a sequel to the 2000 film with the same title and was also Roundtree's final portrayal of the original ...
Jun 16, 2000 · Shaft: Directed by John Singleton. With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale. New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
- (81K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- John Singleton
- 2000-06-16
Jun 14, 2019 · Director Tim Story’s current take on this character also features Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree as owners of the surname Shaft, but unlike Singleton’s version, which paid tribute to Roundtree by making him Jackson’s uncle (and giving him a memorable exit accompanied by two lovely ladies), the 2019 version retrofits Roundtree as Jackson’s father and thrusts him into the action.
Shaft (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Title Song The totally excellent opening by director Gordon Parks featuring the title character (Richard Roundtree, flashing his private-eye badge) cruising Times Square, nearing its sleazier days, to Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning title song, from Shaft, 1971.
Jul 5, 2020 · When MGM released "Shaft" in 1971, it proved that a Black film made by a Black Director for a Black audience could be a huge hit. This weekend marks the 49th anniversary of the release of ...
