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- Moses GunnBumpy Jonas
- Christopher St. JohnBen Buford
- Charles CioffiVic Androzzi
- Gwenn MitchellEllie Moore
- Lawrence PressmanSergeant Tom Hanson
- Victor Arnold (American actor)Charlie
- Sherri BrewerMarcy
- Joseph LeonByron Leibowitz
- Dominic BartoPatsy
Edmund HashimLee- Drew Bundini BrownWilly
- Tommy Lane (actor)Leroy
- Shimen RuskinDr. Sam
- Antonio FargasBunky
- Gertrude JeannetteOld Lady
- Damu KingMal
- Joseph MascoloGus Mascola
Shaft (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Shaft (2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jordan Preston Carter portrays a young J.J. Regina Hall as Maya Babanikos, J.J.'s mother and John Shaft's ex-wife. Alexandra Shipp as Sasha Arias, medical doctor, JJ's female best friend and love interest. Nyah Marie Johnson as young Sasha.
Jun 16, 2000 · 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.
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
Despite having an identical title, the 2019 film acts as a second remake-sequel to both this 2000 film and the originals starring Richard Roundtree. The 2019 release stars Jessie Usher as J.J. Shaft, an FBI agent and the son of Samuel L. Jackson's character.
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.
