Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
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Synopsis. In 1998, NYPD Detective John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson), a relative of legendary private investigator John Shaft I (Richard Roundtree), is called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer) outside a restaurant.
Jun 16, 2000 · Crooked cops on the take -- small-time drug lords -- sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill --- for police detective John Shaft, its just another night in the underbelly of New...
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Jun 8, 2020. TOP CRITIC. Jun 25, 2018. Rated: 3/4 • Mar 29, 2023. Feb 22, 2023. Jul 12, 2022. John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave black detectives.
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Jun 15, 2000 · 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.
Jun 19, 2000 · Two years pass, the rich kid returns to the country, Shaft nabs him, and then the plot involves his partner ( Busta Rhymes ), the drug kingpin ( Jeffrey Wright ), the sexy narcotics cop ( Vanessa Williams ), the larcenous cop ( Dan Hedaya) and his partner Luger ( Lee Tergesen ). Always look twice at a cop named Luger.
2000 · 1 hr 40 min. R. Action · Crime. To stop a racist killer, Detective John Shaft must track down the only eyewitness that can put him behind bars. Subtitles: English. Starring: Samuel L. Jackson Vanessa L. Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale. Directed by: John Singleton.
Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.
