Shaft

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A murderer tries to kill the only witness to his last crime. Shaft (Jackson) and his sidekick (Williams) are trying to catch the murderer.

Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale

A description of tropes appearing in Shaft (2000). Shaft is a 2000 sequel/revival of the 1971 film Shaft. Samuel L. Jackson stars as the nephew of the â?¦

The character of John Shaft will follow his 1971 debut and 2000 return with another reboot, this time from the producer of 'Predator'.

John Singleton's "Shaft" is a blaxpolitation film with a modern urban drama trapped inside. Or maybe it's the other way around. On the one hand, we have John Shaft telling a pickup, "It's my duty to please the booty." On the other hand, we have a scene between a rich kid and a drug dealer that's so well written and acted, it's chilling.

Shaft is a 2000 action film starring Samuel L. Jackson as the title character, who is an NYPD detective that happens to be the nephew of John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) of the original 1971 film.

Critics Consensus: With a charismatic lead, this new Shaft knows how to push the right buttons.

Shaft (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Directed by John Singleton. With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright. New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.

Shaft is a 2000 American action-thriller film directed by John Singleton, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Pat Hingle, Toni Collette, Busta Rhymes, Vanessa L. Williams, and Mekhi Phifer. This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel, therefore it is the fourth and final installment of the original series. An actual reboot was announced in February 2015. Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft. The film received mainly positive reviews and opened at the number one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.

Crooked cops on the take -- small-time drug lords -- sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill --- for police detective John...