Summary:
Cool and deadly NYPD detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. in a racially-motivated slaying. The eye witness disappears, Wade jumps bail for Switzerland, and Shaft is livid. Two years later, Wade returns to face trial, confident his father's money and influence (and racial politics) guarantee an innocent verdict. Shaft looks hard for the witness, so Wade wants someone to kill her. He turns to a ghetto drug king, Peoples Hernandez, who's willing to kill for money, use Wade as a route to rich drug customers, and shaft Shaft. Can Shaft find the witness, convince her to testify, and shepherd her through the hail of bullets that Peoples is sure to let fly?
| Runtime: | 99 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong violence and language. |
| Production: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, Germany |
| Languages: | English, German, Spanish |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Singleton | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ernest Tidyman | Novel "Shaft" |
| John Singleton | Story |
| Richard Price | Screenplay |
| Shane Salerno | Story |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christian Bale | Walter Wade, Jr. |
| Samuel L. Jackson | John Shaft |
| Vanessa Williams | Carmen Vasquez |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Busta Rhymes | Rasaan |
| Dan Hedaya | Jack Roselli |
| Daniel Von Bargen | Lt. Kearney |
| Jeffrey Wright | Peoples Hernandez |
| Josef Sommer | Curt Fleming |
| Lee Tergesen | Luger |
| Lynne Thigpen | Carla Howard |
| Pat Hingle | Hon. Dennis Bradford |
| Philip Bosco | Walter Wade, Sr. |
| Richard Roundtree | Uncle John Shaft |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Jimmy Groves |
| Toni Collette | Diane Palmieri |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Schroeder | Executive Producer |
| Eric Steel | Co-Producer |
| John Singleton | Producer |
| Mark Roybal | Producer |
| Paul Hall | Executive Producer |
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Steve Nicolaides | Executive Producer |
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