This is the second time rapper Busta Rhymes has worked with Singleton; he also appeared in HIGHER LEARNING.
(48 votes)
2
Accents were a challenge for the cast members: Christian Bale, a Brit, had to perfect the delivery of an American preppie, while Jeffrey Wright researched and studied to play a pitch-perfect Dominican.
(45 votes)
3
IN THEATRES: JUNE 16, 2000 (NATIONAL)
(43 votes)
4
Shaft's favorite hangout is the Lenox Lounge, a famous Harlem nightspot built in 1939 that was recently renovated with the help of the filmmakers. Original SHAFT director Gordon Parks makes his cameo appearance seated at a table in the Lenox Lounge.
(42 votes)
5
Football great Lawrence Taylor has a cameo in the film as Shaft's friend Lamont; Isaac Hayes, performer of the Shaft theme, also appears in the film.
(40 votes)
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