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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. "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. When spoiled college kid Walter Wade kills a young black student, John Shaft 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 as well as a Dominican drug lord who wants revenge on Shaft for humiliating him in the neighborhood he rules. For backup, Shaft has only his two closest pals: Carmen, a colleague on the police force; and his streetwise confidant, Rasaan. Meanwhile, Shaft has got to track down the one murder witness who can put all of his enemies away for good even as the toughest killers in the city close in on him.

Production
Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) Shaft Productions [de]; New Deal Productions; Paramount Pictures; Scott Rudin Productions; Shaft Productions;

Cast Names
John Singleton; Boston Stergis; Peter Stickles; Al Thompson; Lou Torres; William H. Burns; Doy Gabriel Castillo; Marc Yarrish; Nicholas J. Coleman; Joan Baker; Todd Fredericks; Marc Giamo; Johanna Estevez; Mary Ann Hannon; Isaac Hayes; Deirdre Lovejoy; Selena Mars; Mercedes Mercado; Doug Hutchison; Gloria Reuben; Dawn Robinson; Carl Low; Stacy Sarter; Cue Shepherd; Riley G. Matthews Jr.; Dorian Missick; Kevin O'Donnell; Nik Pjeternikaj; Roman Rivera; Mustafa Shakir;

Box Office
USD 70,334,258

Release Date
2000-06-16

Genres
Action; Crime; Thriller;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong violence and language.

Running Time
1 hr. 39 min.

Director
John Singleton

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