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Shaft (DVD)
Shaft

Shaft is a 2000 American action crime film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.

Although the film shares the same title as the 1971 film, it is a contemporary sequel with Jackson s John Shaft character being related to the earlier films Shaft. The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.


Plot

Called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside a restaurant, NYPD Detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr., the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon, after noticing blood on him. Wade claims self-defense. Shaft notices an injured waitress, Diane Palmieri, eyeing Wade, and unsuccessfully tries to coax a statement from her. Trey s friend tells Shaft that when she and Trey entered the restaurant, Wade racially harassed him. Trey humiliated Wade back and left the restaurant, pursued by Wade. Shaft looks for Diane but she has left. Trey goes into a seizure and dies; when Wade mocks Trey, Shaft punches Wade on the nose, and does it again after being threatened with reassignment to another precinct. At the trial, the judge grants Wade bail of $200k. He later calls Shaft to thank him for breaking his nose, and says he has fled to Switzerland.

Two years later, Wade returns to the U.S., and Shaft greets and arrests him. Shaft s friends throw him a celebratory party where the elder Uncle Shaft appears and warns him that Wade s wealth raises his chances of acquittal. While Wade is temporarily detained at police headquarters, Dominican drug lord Peoples Hernandez, whom Shaft previously arrested, befriends him. At the hearing, the judge has Wade surrender his passport and sets bail at $1 million. Shaft resigns from the police force, vowing to bring Wade to justice on his own terms.

Shaft searches for Diane but only locates her mother Ann, while Wade offers his deceased mother s jewelry to hire Peoples to go after her. Peoples wants Wade to join him in his drug business, but agrees to the job provided that Wade sells the jewelry. Peoples hires Shaft s former colleague officers Jack Roselli and Jimmy Groves to tail Shaft; the pair reveal a snitch among Peoples gang who had told Shaft what was happening. Disguised, Shaft and his former partner, Detective Luger, mug Wade of the money he gathered from selling the jewelry. He then plants the money on Roselli and Groves, and makes Peoples think they are double-crossing him. However, after getting word that Shaft has left the scene, they follow him.

Having traced a phone call, Shaft eventually locates Diane, but Peoples gang attacks them. In the shootout, Shaft kills Peoples little brother. Diane s brothers Mikey and Frankie arrive to retrieve her, but Mikey is stabbed by Peoples. Shaft, Diane, Rasaan, and Frankie regroup at Rasaan s apartment, secretly followed by Roselli and Groves. Diane tells Shaft her eyewitness account of Wade murdering Trey. Wade threatens her to keep silent, and then she agrees to accept a payoff provided that she disappear. Meanwhile, Peoples angrily attacks Wade over his brother s death.

Roselli and Groves stake out Rassan s apartment but when Carmen arrives and starts asking questions, they shoot her in the chest. Peoples gang attack, but Shaft shoots back, while Diane and the others flee. Roselli and Groves catch Shaft, who commands Carmen, who was wearing a vest, to kill them. Peoples and his gang pursue and take down Rassan s car. When Peoples holds Diane hostage, Shaft persuades him to fight without weapons, but after a momentary faceoff, they draw backup handguns, with Shaft killing Peoples first.

Shaft assures Trey s mother Carla about the new trial conditions, however, when Wade arrives, she shoots him several times and is subsequently arrested. Back at the police station, Shaft reiterates to Carmen his preference to be a private detective. A woman asks them for help filing assault charges against her abusive boyfriend. Initially hesitatant, he decides to help her via his methods upon seeing her injury. He and his uncle go together to confront the boyfriend, along with Rasaan, whom Shaft presents with a new ride.


Cast

  • Samuel L. Jackson as Detective John Shaft
  • Vanessa Williams as Detective Carmen Vasquez
  • Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez
  • Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr.
  • Mekhi Phifer as Trey Howard
  • Busta Rhymes as Rasaan
  • Dan Hedaya as Detective Jack Roselli
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Detective Jimmy Groves
  • Josef Sommer as Curt Fleming
  • Lynne Thigpen as Carla Howard, Trey s mother
  • Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri
  • Philip Bosco as Walter Wade, Sr.
  • Pat Hingle as Hon. Dennis Bradford
  • Lee Tergesen as Detective Luger
  • Daniel von Bargen as Lt. Kearney
  • Francisco Coqui Taveras as Lucifer, Peoples brother
  • Sonja Sohn as Alice, a friend of Shaft
  • Peter McRobbie as Lt. Cromartie
  • Richard Roundtree as (Uncle) John Shaft. Roundtree originated the John Shaft character in the 1971 film.

Production

Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, and Don Cheadle were considered for the role of John Shaft. Singleton considered Lauryn Hill for the role of Carmen Vasquez.


Release

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 115 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. The site s critical consensus reads, With a charismatic lead, this new Shaft knows how to push the right buttons. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale.

Box office

The film opened at the box office at #1 with $21.7 million; by the end of its run, Shaft had grossed $70.3 million in the domestic box office and $107.2 million worldwide, against a $46 million budget.

Merchandise

In 2000, McFarlane Toys released a Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) action figure as part of their Movie Maniacs series three toy line. Accessories included are a handgun, sunglasses and a replica of the film s poster with a skulls and bones base.


Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on June 6, 2000 by LaFace Records. It peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.


Sequel

Despite having an identical title, the 2019 film acts as a second remake-sequel to both this 2000 film and the originals starring Richard Roundtree. The 2019 release stars Jessie Usher as J.J. Shaft, an FBI agent and the son of Samuel L. Jackson s character. Both Jackson and Roundtree reprise their roles, but the film retroactively reveals that Roundtree s character is actually the biological father of Jackson s John Shaft, mentioning that Shaft Sr. spent years pretending to be his uncle. Unlike the 2000 film and the 1970s trilogy, the 2019 installment received mixed reviews and failed at the box office.


Further reading

  • Aldous, Steve (2015). Shaft Returns . The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series. McFarland. pp. 211–219. ISBN 9781476622231.

Condition

New

Publisher

Warnerbrothers

Rating MPA

R

Recording Length

111

Recording Studio

Warnerbrothers

Format

DVD

Brand

New Line Home Video

Published Date

2019-09-24

Age Group

Adult

Amazon ASIN

B07S3D966S

UPC / EAN

883929668748

Model

D740113D

Year

2000

ReleaseDate

2000-06-16

RuntimeMins

99

RuntimeStr

1h 39min

Awards

Awards, 1 win & 13 nominations

Directors

John Singleton

Writers

Ernest Tidyman, John Singleton, Shane Salerno

Stars

Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale

Produced by

Paul Hall, Steve Nicolaides, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder, John Singleton, Eric Steel

Music by

David Arnold

Cinematography by

Donald E. Thorin

Film Editing by

John Bloom, Al Rodgers, Antonia Van Drimmelen

Casting By

Ilene Starger

Production Design by

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by

Dennis Bradford

Set Decoration by

George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by

Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department

Allan A. Apone, Mary Cooke, Don Kozma, Christine Leiter, Bernadette Mazur, Robert L. Stevenson, Kenneth Walker, Taurance F. Williams

Production Management

Ramona Diaz Sanchez, Joseph E. Iberti, Andrew Zolot

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Julie A. Bloom, Vebe Borge, Naomi Cromwell, Bac DeLorme, Bruce Franklin, Nick Gillard, Rosadel Varela, Rosada Yarela, Eric Yellin

Art Department

Joseph Alfieri, Derrick Alford, Peter Allburn, James Bono, Garf Brown, Hallie Coletta, Justin Corbett, Karen Cusick, Liba Daniels, Peter DeCurtis, Gerald DeTitta, Phil Devonshire, Warren Drummond, Chip Eccles, Denise Gurkas, Teddy Janicki, Paul D. Kelly, Vinny Mazzarella, Mark Newell, John Victor Patterson, Chuck Potter, Jeremy D. Pratt, John Ralbovsky, Donald Robinson, Ola Ronke, Michael Scarola, Fredda Slavin, Diane Soffian, Audrey Soodoo-Raphael, Irapaul Turner, Timothy Main, Michael Marcel, Paul Robotti

Sound Department

Bobbi Banks, Michael Barry, Benjamin Cheah, Marko A. Costanzo, Scott Curtis, Lee Dichter, Tammy Fearing, Sean Garnhart, Lewis Goldstein, Robin Harlan, Larry Hopkins, Chris Jenkins, Bobby Johanson, Skip Lievsay, Jane McCulley, Danny Michael, Todd Milner, Sarah Monat, Jamie Morris, Frank Morrone, Bill Orrico, Eric Potter, Nicholas Renbeck, Fred Rosenberg, Jac Rubenstein, Randy Singer, Thomas W. Small, Paul Urmson, Roland Vajs, Joe White, Paul J. Zydel, Allan Zaleski

Special Effects by

Steven Kirshoff

Visual Effects by

Randall Balsmeyer, Don Canfield, Kathy Kelehan, Daniel Leung, Matt McDonald

Stunts

Bill Anagnos, Roy T. Anderson, Jay Boryea, Michael Broughton, Douglas Crosby, Brennan Dyson, Kiante Elam, Roy Farfel, David Filippi, Tim Gallin, Nick Gillard, Harry Harris III, Louie Leonardo, David S. Lomax, Jalil Jay Lynch, Angela Meryl, Charles Page, Stephen A. Pope, Jodi Michelle Pynn, Rose Sias, Keith Siglinger, Derrick Simmons, Manny Siverio, Al Thompson, Amy Yanagisawa, Chris Colombo, Greg Wattkis

Camera and Electrical Department

Micael Albrecht, David E. Baron, Keith Bunting, Sam Chase, Jack Coffen, Joe Collins, Jon Delgado, Chris Drechsler, David M. Dunlap, Gene Engels, Matthew W. Flannery, Michael N. Green, James Harker, William Hines, Kevin Lowry, Dwayne McClintock, Jim McConkey, Jim McCullagh, Thomas O Connor, George Patsos, Wayne Paull, Leigh Rathner, Eli Reed, Lance Rieck, Chris Scarfi, Chad Strohmayer, Joel Tishcoff, Trevor Tong, Joe Jody Williams, Jim Galvin, Kyle Stephens, Trevor Tong

Animation Department

Gray Miller

Casting Department

David H. Kramer, Kim Miscia, Theron Smith, Janice Wilde, Ali Merhi

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sonya M. Andonov, Sandi Figueroa, Rosalyn L. Forch, Jill Graves Power, Askia Won-Ling Jacob, Carmen Rodríguez, Monica Russell, Laura Sewrey, Whitney Kyles

Editorial Department

Adam Geiger, Terel Gibson, Dan O Grady, Jim Passon

Location Management

Keith Adams, Damon Michael Gordon, Jule Ann Jappe, James D. Lee, David M. McGuire, Len Murach, Joaquin Diego Prange, Robert T. Striem

Music Department

Michael Bearden, Michael Blakey, Bob Bornstein, Jill Dell abate, Nicholas Dodd, Dina Eaton, Robert Fernandez, Stephen Hilton, Steve Hopkins, Joe Lisanti, Nic Ratner, Lester Snell, Bill Stephney, Denise Carver, Dan Goldwasser, Timmy Olmstead

Script and Continuity Department

Mikayla Abromowitz

Additional Crew

Randall Balsmeyer, David F. Bianculli, Liza Bigger, Anthony Bodden, Josef Brandmaier, Cassandra Butcher, Jeff Caron, Al Cerullo, John A. Cohen, Patrick Corcoran, Eben Davidson, Rob Dickerson Jr., Tommy Disla, George Doherty, Jay Floyd, Kali R. Harrison, Calvin Hart, Andy Hernandez, Eddie Joe, Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Maggie Kusik, Steve Lee, Kendra Levenberg, Gray Miller, Kiersten Pilar Miller, Eric Myers, Njeri Njuhigu, Shieed Pittman, Shabazz Ray, Guillaume Renberg, Shawn M. Richardz, Patrick R. Siembieda, Rene Smallwood, Anita Sum, Leonard L. Thomas, Rae Umsted, Michael Vasquez, Reid Warman, Patty Willett, Tim Wilson, Arnold Yanovich, Tamsin Anstey, Skip Chaisson, Harrison Cheung, Rich Fellegara, Thomas Maxwell, Morgan O Hara, Tommaso Rossellini, Darryl A. Smith, Tanisha Weeks, Bryan C. Winn

Thanks

John Battist, Jane P. Brawley, Joyce Saffir, Katherine Welton

Genres

Action, Crime, Thriller

Companies

Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions

Countries

Germany, USA

Languages

English, German, Spanish

ContentRating

R

ImDbRating

6

ImDb Rating Votes

77383

Metacritic Rating

50

Short Description

Shaft is a 2000 American action crime film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.

Although the film shares the same title as the 1971 film, it is a contemporary sequel with Jackson s John Shaft character being related to the earlier films Shaft. The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.

Box Office Budget

$46,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$21,714,757

Box Office Gross USA

$70,334,258

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$107,626,125

Keywords

Fourth part,uncle nephew relationship,blaxploitation,based on novel,title spoken by character

Year

2000

ReleaseDate

2000-06-16

RuntimeMins

99

RuntimeStr

1h 39min

Awards

Awards, 1 win & 13 nominations

Directors

John Singleton

Writers

Ernest Tidyman, John Singleton, Shane Salerno

Stars

Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale

Produced by

Paul Hall, Steve Nicolaides, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder, John Singleton, Eric Steel

Music by

David Arnold

Cinematography by

Donald E. Thorin

Film Editing by

John Bloom, Al Rodgers, Antonia Van Drimmelen

Casting By

Ilene Starger

Production Design by

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by

Dennis Bradford

Set Decoration by

George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by

Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department

Allan A. Apone, Mary Cooke, Don Kozma, Christine Leiter, Bernadette Mazur, Robert L. Stevenson, Kenneth Walker, Taurance F. Williams

Production Management

Ramona Diaz Sanchez, Joseph E. Iberti, Andrew Zolot

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Julie A. Bloom, Vebe Borge, Naomi Cromwell, Bac DeLorme, Bruce Franklin, Nick Gillard, Rosadel Varela, Rosada Yarela, Eric Yellin

Art Department

Joseph Alfieri, Derrick Alford, Peter Allburn, James Bono, Garf Brown, Hallie Coletta, Justin Corbett, Karen Cusick, Liba Daniels, Peter DeCurtis, Gerald DeTitta, Phil Devonshire, Warren Drummond, Chip Eccles, Denise Gurkas, Teddy Janicki, Paul D. Kelly, Vinny Mazzarella, Mark Newell, John Victor Patterson, Chuck Potter, Jeremy D. Pratt, John Ralbovsky, Donald Robinson, Ola Ronke, Michael Scarola, Fredda Slavin, Diane Soffian, Audrey Soodoo-Raphael, Irapaul Turner, Timothy Main, Michael Marcel, Paul Robotti

Sound Department

Bobbi Banks, Michael Barry, Benjamin Cheah, Marko A. Costanzo, Scott Curtis, Lee Dichter, Tammy Fearing, Sean Garnhart, Lewis Goldstein, Robin Harlan, Larry Hopkins, Chris Jenkins, Bobby Johanson, Skip Lievsay, Jane McCulley, Danny Michael, Todd Milner, Sarah Monat, Jamie Morris, Frank Morrone, Bill Orrico, Eric Potter, Nicholas Renbeck, Fred Rosenberg, Jac Rubenstein, Randy Singer, Thomas W. Small, Paul Urmson, Roland Vajs, Joe White, Paul J. Zydel, Allan Zaleski

Special Effects by

Steven Kirshoff

Visual Effects by

Randall Balsmeyer, Don Canfield, Kathy Kelehan, Daniel Leung, Matt McDonald

Stunts

Bill Anagnos, Roy T. Anderson, Jay Boryea, Michael Broughton, Douglas Crosby, Brennan Dyson, Kiante Elam, Roy Farfel, David Filippi, Tim Gallin, Nick Gillard, Harry Harris III, Louie Leonardo, David S. Lomax, Jalil Jay Lynch, Angela Meryl, Charles Page, Stephen A. Pope, Jodi Michelle Pynn, Rose Sias, Keith Siglinger, Derrick Simmons, Manny Siverio, Al Thompson, Amy Yanagisawa, Chris Colombo, Greg Wattkis

Camera and Electrical Department

Micael Albrecht, David E. Baron, Keith Bunting, Sam Chase, Jack Coffen, Joe Collins, Jon Delgado, Chris Drechsler, David M. Dunlap, Gene Engels, Matthew W. Flannery, Michael N. Green, James Harker, William Hines, Kevin Lowry, Dwayne McClintock, Jim McConkey, Jim McCullagh, Thomas O Connor, George Patsos, Wayne Paull, Leigh Rathner, Eli Reed, Lance Rieck, Chris Scarfi, Chad Strohmayer, Joel Tishcoff, Trevor Tong, Joe Jody Williams, Jim Galvin, Kyle Stephens, Trevor Tong

Animation Department

Gray Miller

Casting Department

David H. Kramer, Kim Miscia, Theron Smith, Janice Wilde, Ali Merhi

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sonya M. Andonov, Sandi Figueroa, Rosalyn L. Forch, Jill Graves Power, Askia Won-Ling Jacob, Carmen Rodríguez, Monica Russell, Laura Sewrey, Whitney Kyles

Editorial Department

Adam Geiger, Terel Gibson, Dan O Grady, Jim Passon

Location Management

Keith Adams, Damon Michael Gordon, Jule Ann Jappe, James D. Lee, David M. McGuire, Len Murach, Joaquin Diego Prange, Robert T. Striem

Music Department

Michael Bearden, Michael Blakey, Bob Bornstein, Jill Dell abate, Nicholas Dodd, Dina Eaton, Robert Fernandez, Stephen Hilton, Steve Hopkins, Joe Lisanti, Nic Ratner, Lester Snell, Bill Stephney, Denise Carver, Dan Goldwasser, Timmy Olmstead

Script and Continuity Department

Mikayla Abromowitz

Additional Crew

Randall Balsmeyer, David F. Bianculli, Liza Bigger, Anthony Bodden, Josef Brandmaier, Cassandra Butcher, Jeff Caron, Al Cerullo, John A. Cohen, Patrick Corcoran, Eben Davidson, Rob Dickerson Jr., Tommy Disla, George Doherty, Jay Floyd, Kali R. Harrison, Calvin Hart, Andy Hernandez, Eddie Joe, Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Maggie Kusik, Steve Lee, Kendra Levenberg, Gray Miller, Kiersten Pilar Miller, Eric Myers, Njeri Njuhigu, Shieed Pittman, Shabazz Ray, Guillaume Renberg, Shawn M. Richardz, Patrick R. Siembieda, Rene Smallwood, Anita Sum, Leonard L. Thomas, Rae Umsted, Michael Vasquez, Reid Warman, Patty Willett, Tim Wilson, Arnold Yanovich, Tamsin Anstey, Skip Chaisson, Harrison Cheung, Rich Fellegara, Thomas Maxwell, Morgan O Hara, Tommaso Rossellini, Darryl A. Smith, Tanisha Weeks, Bryan C. Winn

Thanks

John Battist, Jane P. Brawley, Joyce Saffir, Katherine Welton

Genres

Action, Crime, Thriller

Companies

Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions

Countries

Germany, USA

Languages

English, German, Spanish

ContentRating

R

ImDbRating

6

ImDb Rating Votes

77383

Metacritic Rating

50

Short Description

Shaft is a 2000 American action crime film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.

Although the film shares the same title as the 1971 film, it is a contemporary sequel with Jackson s John Shaft character being related to the earlier films Shaft. The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.

Box Office Budget

$46,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$21,714,757

Box Office Gross USA

$70,334,258

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$107,626,125

Keywords

Fourth part,uncle nephew relationship,blaxploitation,based on novel,title spoken by character