Shaft
(2000)
Still the man, any questions?
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Philip Bosco, Toni Collette, Zach Grenier, Dan Hedaya
Director: John Singleton
Writer: Ernest Tidyman, John Singleton
Language: English
Studio: Paramount
Duration: 99
Rated: R
DVD Release: April 2001
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?
Vanessa L. Williams | Carmen Vasquez (as Vanessa Williams) |
Samuel L. Jackson | John Shaft |
Philip Bosco | Walter Wade, Sr. |
Toni Collette | Diane Palmieri |
Zach Grenier | Harrison Loeb |
Vanessa Williams | Carmen Vasquez |
Dan Hedaya | Jack Roselli |
Jeffrey Wright | Peoples Hernandez |
Christian Bale | Walter Wade, Jr. |
Busta Rhymes | Rasaan |
Richard Roundtree | Uncle John Shaft |
Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Jimmy Groves |
Josef Sommer | Curt Fleming |
Lynne Thigpen | Carla Howard |
Pat Hingle | Hon. Dennis Bradford |
Daniel von Bargen | Lt. Kearney |
Lee Tergesen | Luger |
Genre: Action & Adventure
Media: VHS
Sound: Dolby
IMDb: 0162650