Shaft (2000 film)
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 DVD cover of Shaft. |
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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | Mark Roybal Scott Rudin Eric Steel |
| Written by | Ernest Tidyman (novel) John Singleton Shane Salerno Richard Price |
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson Christian Bale Jeffrey Wright Toni Collette Vanessa L. Williams Busta Rhymes Mekhi Phifer Richard Roundtree |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 16, 2000 (USA) |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $44,000,000 US (est.) |
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Shaft is a 2000 movie that was directed by John Singleton. The movie stars Samuel L. Jackson (as John Shaft), Toni Collette, Busta Rhymes, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Mekhi Phifer and Christian Bale. It is widely considered to be a remake of the 1971 original, but it is actually technically a sequel to the original, since the actor from the original movie, Richard Roundtree, briefly reprises his role as the original John Shaft. Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original. The film received very positive reviews and opened #1 at the box office when it debuted. The story is by Shane Salerno & John Singleton and the screenplay is by Shane Salerno & John Singleton and Richard Price.
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[edit] Plot
John Shaft is called in to investigate a racially motivated murder committed by Walter Wade (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon. However, eye witness Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette) disappears without a trace. Having been let off on bail, Wade flees to Switzerland. Two years later, he returns confident that his connections and wealth will acquit him, so long as the waitress witness doesn't testify against him. Wade then enlists the help of a Dominican drug lord, Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright), to do his dirty business for him. Shaft must, with the help of his fellow detective Carmen Vasquez (Vanessa L. Williams), find Diane whilst having to fight off Wade, Peoples, several shot guns, and a host of corrupt officers in order to bring Wade to justice.
[edit] Sequel
There have been plans to make a sequel to the 2000 Shaft, again staring Samuel L Jackson as John Shaft. Little is known at this point but its expected to be released sometime in 2009.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- The director of the original Shaft, Gordon Parks, appears in a cameo at the Lenox Lounge party as "Mr. P," as an homage by director John Singleton to the original film.
- Richard Roundtree is only six years older than Samuel L. Jackson.
- Although the legendary theme has the lyric "...a sex-machine to all the chicks..." the only sex scene was cut and edited into the opening credit montage.
- Samuel L. Jackson uses the line, "That's some [fucked up] repugnant shit," which is from the scene "The Bonnie Situation" in Pulp Fiction
[edit] External links
- Shaft at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shaft at Box Office Mojo
- Shaft at the Internet Movie Database
| Shaft |
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| 1971 original • Shaft's Big Score • Shaft in Africa • 2000 remake |
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| John Shaft |
| Related articles |
| Shaft television series • "Theme from Shaft" • Soundtrack |
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