Shaft

Year:

2000

Duration:

99 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.9

Director:

John Singleton

Awards:

1 win & 13 nominations

Details

Country: Germany

Release Date: 2000-06-16

Filming Locations: Broadway & 20th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $46,000,000

Opening Weekend: $21,714,757 (USA) (18 June 2000)

Gross: $70,334,258 (USA) (22 October 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dan Hedaya

Shaft

Gloria Reuben

Shaft

Elizabeth Banks

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa Williams

Carmen Vasquez

Jeffrey Wright

Peoples Hernandez

Christian Bale

Walter Wade, Jr.

Busta Rhymes

Rasaan

Toni Collette

Diane Palmieri

Richard Roundtree

Uncle John Shaft

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Jimmy Groves

Josef Sommer

Curt Fleming

Lynne Thigpen

Carla Howard

Philip Bosco

Walter Wade, Sr.

Pat Hingle

Hon. Dennis Bradford

Lee Tergesen

Luger

Daniel von Bargen

Lt. Kearney

Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras

Lucifer

Sonja Sohn

Alice

Peter McRobbie

Lt. Cromartie

Zach Grenier

Harrison Loeb

Richard Cocchiaro

Frank Palmieri

Ron Castellano

Mike Palmieri

Freddie Ricks

Big Raymond

Sixto Ramos

Bonehead

Andre Royo

Tattoo

Richard Barboza

Dominican

Mekhi Phifer

Trey Howard

Gano Grills

Cornbread

Catherine Kellner

Ivy

Philip Rudolph

Uniform Sergeant

Angela Pietropinto

Mrs. Ann Palmieri

Joe Quintero

Assistant D.A. Hector Torres

Lanette Ware

Terry

Stu 'Large' Riley

Leon

Mark Zeisler

D.A. Andrew Nicoli

Capital Jay

Golem

Bonz Malone

Malik

Henry G. Thomas

Malik's Crew

Brian Oswald Talbot

Malik's Crew

Preston Thomas

Malik's Crew

Marshall T. Broughton

Malik's Crew

Ann Ducati

Aunt Toni DeCarlo

Lisa Cooley

News Anchor

Scott Lucy

Trey's Friend

Chris Orr

Walter's Friend

Christopher Orr

Walter's Friend

Evan Farmer

Walter's Friend

Will Chase

Walter's Friend

Jeff Branson

Walter's Friend

Jerome Preston Bates

Desk Sergeant

John Elsen

Uniform Cop in Metronome

Nadine Mozon

Abused Woman

Lawrence Taylor

Lamont

Caprice Benedetti

Karen

John Cunningham

Judge

Louie Leonardo

Pistolero

Tony Rhune

Pistolero

Fidel Vicioso

Pistolero

F. Valentino Morales

Enforcer

Myron Primes

Young Blood

Universal

Young Blood

Travis Brandon Rosa

Fighting Boy

Matthew Wallace

Fighting Boy

Luis Torres

Fat Man

John Wojda

Construction Worker

Ahmed Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Amer Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Rashid Feleyfel

Bystander at Metronome

Gordon Parks

Lenox Lounge Patron /

Joan Baker

Uncle John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited)

William H. Burns

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Gabe Castillo

(uncredited)

Nicholas J. Coleman

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Johanna Estevez

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Todd Fredericks

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Police Officer (uncredited)

Mary Ann Hannon

Walter Wade's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Isaac Hayes

Mr. P

Doug Hutchison

Plane Door Opener (uncredited)

Deacon Ledges

(uncredited)

Deirdre Lovejoy

Police Officer (uncredited)

Carl Low

Dominican #5 (uncredited)

Selena Mars

Protester (uncredited)

Riley G. Matthews Jr.

Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited)

Mercedes Mercado

Waitress (uncredited)

Dorian Missick

Young Man (uncredited)

Kevin O'Donnell

Club Kid (uncredited)

Nik Pjeternikaj

Detective (uncredited)

Roman Rivera

(uncredited)

Dawn Robinson

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Mustafa Shakir

Protester (uncredited)

Cue Shepherd

Sexy Girl (uncredited)

John Singleton

Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

Peter Stickles

Mickey Hunt (uncredited)

Al Thompson

Pistolero (uncredited)

Lou Torres

Fatman (uncredited)

Marc Yarrish

TV Anchor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

John Singleton wanted Don Cheadle as Shaft but producer Scott Rudin insisted that a major box-office draw should play the role. Wesley Snipes was also considered.

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Samuel L. Jackson says the line, "This is some repugnant shit," which he first said in Pulp Fiction (1994) and again in Jackie Brown (1997)

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Christian Bale didn't have any interest in playing the part of the villain as he had just finished making American Psycho (2000). But he was reading through lines with Toni Collette who has the part of the witness in the film one day, and decided to give it a go as another villain after all.

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Goofs

During the gunfight in front of Diane's house, one of Peoples' thugs is seen firing a nickel-plated Beretta pistol at Shaft. The thug pulls the trigger numerous times, but the slide clearly locks back after the first shot, indicating that the gun is empty.

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After a trash can thrown at Shaft breaks a car window, you can see smoke from the explosion that was used to really break the window.

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When Peoples' brother is shot in the head, blood sprays on the back window. But after Peoples is run over and gets back into the car, his brother is still there yet there is no blood whatsoever on the window.