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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.
- $500,000
- Joel Freeman
Jun 16, 2000 · Samuel L. Jackson stars as John Shaft, the nephew of the original 1970s detective, who goes after a racist killer in New York City. The film is a reboot of the blaxploitation franchise, directed by John Singleton and featuring Christian Bale, Vanessa Williams and Busta Rhymes.
- (80K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- John Singleton
- 2000-06-16
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.
- June 14, 2019 (United States)
- John Davis
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.
- $46 million
- David Arnold
- June 16, 2000
- Scott Rudin, John Singleton
Jul 2, 1971 · John Shaft, a black private eye, is hired to rescue a kidnapped crime lord's daughter from the mafia. The film features Richard Roundtree, Isaac Hayes' Oscar-winning theme song, and Gordon Parks' direction.
- Gordon Parks
- 118
- 3 min
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Jun 14, 2019 · A cyber security expert and his father, a legendary private detective, team up to solve a mystery in Harlem. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this fifth installment of the Shaft franchise.
