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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.
Shaft is a 1971 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman, based on Tidyman's novel of the same name. It tells the story of John Shaft ( Richard Roundtree ), a tough African-American private detective who travels through Harlem and infiltrates The Mafia in order to find the missing daughter of a black mobster.
Shaft. (2000 film) 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. It is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, in which ...
Jun 12, 2019 · The Hollywood Reporter review: Samuel L. Jackson reprises the iconic role for a second time in Tim Story's 'Shaft' reboot, which finds the legendary cop teaming with his son to solve a murder.
Aug 29, 2022 · Shaft is our inaugural film in our black independent film series. Richard Roundtree plays the titular private eye who is enlisted by a Harlem crime boss to help return his daughter who was kidnapped by the mafia. Parks’s Shaft, featuring an iconic soundtrack by Isaac Hayes, is one of the films credited in creating the blaxploitation genre ...
Jun 12, 2019 · The Hollywood Reporter review: Samuel L. Jackson reprises the iconic role for a second time in Tim Story's 'Shaft' reboot, which finds the legendary cop teaming with his son to solve a murder.
Jun 5, 2019 · A recurring item throughout the series is Shaft’s fedora. Appearing in Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) with a decorative band and wide brim, the fedora completes many of Shaft’s looks. John Shaft II carried on the tradition with a small-brimmed black hat. Roundtree resurrects his statement hat in the new film, this time in brown.
