Shaft

(2000)

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Synopsis

Samuel L. Jackson plays former cop John Shaft, the nephew of the '70s private eye of the same name, who takes on a racist killer and a Dominican drug lord. Slick but unfocused. Christian Bale. Richard Roundtree, the star of the 1971 original and two sequels, has a cameo. Other cameos include Gordon Parks, who directed the original film; and Isaac Hayes, who wrote the memorable theme song.

Directors

John Singleton, Donald Thorin, John Singleton, Richard Price, Shane Salerno, Randy Balsmeyer, John Bloom, Ruth E. Carter, Nick Gillard, Bernadette Mazur, Steve Nicolaides, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder, John Singleton, Ilene Starger, Eric Steel, Donald E. Thorin, Scott Rudin, John Singleton, Shane Salerno, Richard Price, Eric Steel, Randall Balsmeyer, Michael Barry, Benjamin Cheah, Marko A. Costanzo, Scott Curtis, R. Kelly, Isaac Hayes, Skip Lievsay

Production year

2000

Rating

R

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

100 minutes

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Toni Collette