Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Blaxploitation, Murder, Police, Detectives, Suspense, Revenge, Drugs, Black Comedy, Urban
Tagline: Still the man, any questions?
Plot: Crooked cops on the take … small-time drug lords … sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill -- for police detective John Shaft, it’s just another night in the underbelly of New York City, another shift facing down cops and criminals who want him dead and a legal system that thrives on money, not justice. With Samuel L. Jackson in the starring role and John Singleton directing, "Shaft" is a new approach to one of the great film icons of the 1970s. He’s tough, he’s smart, he’s cool – just what you’d expect from a man whose uncle and mentor is John Shaft, who, now as then, is played by Richard Roundtree. Also starring in the Paramount Pictures presentation are Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes and Toni Collette. When spoiled college kid Walter Wade (Christian Bale) kills a young black student, John Shaft (Jackson) makes the arrest. Walter skips bail and flees the country, and after two years of waiting, Shaft hauls him back into custody as Walter secretly returns to the States. But when Walter’s wealthy father posts bail once again, Walter is back out on the streets and looking to put Shaft in a body bag. So are two of Shaft’s corrupt colleagues (Dan Hedaya and Ruben Santiago-Hudson) as well as a Dominican drug lord (Jeffrey
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Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
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 | Busta Rhymes
Finding Forrester, Halloween: Resurrection, Higher Learning |
 | Dan Hedaya
The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Dr., Alien: Resurrection |
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David Arnold
Independence Day, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day |
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