Shaft
Shaft
Release: 2000-06-15
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 6.0
Action
Adventure
Crime
Thriller
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Production Countries
Germany
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions
New Deal Productions
Shaft Productions
Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Josef Sommer
as Curt Flemming
John Elsen
as Uniform Cop in Metronome
Fidel Vicioso
as Pistolero
Nadine Mozon
as Abused Woman
Lawrence Taylor
as Lamont
Richard Roundtree
as "Uncle" John Shaft
Lynne Thigpen
as Carla Howard
Zach Grenier
as Harrison Loeb
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Jimmy Groves
Lee Tergesen
as Luger
Andre Royo
as Tattoo
Christopher Orr
as Walter's Friend
Caprice Benedetti
as Karen
Myron Primes
as Young Blood
Mercedes Mercado
as Waitress (uncredited)
Lanette Ware
as Terry
Elizabeth Banks
as Trey's Friend
Deirdre Lovejoy
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Dawn Robinson
as Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Mekhi Phifer
as Trey Howard
Vanessa Williams
as Carmen Vasquez
Busta Rhymes
as Rasaan
Peter McRobbie
as Lt. Cromertie
Dorian Missick
as Young Man (uncredited)
Nik Pjeternikaj
as Detective (uncredited)
Gano Grills
as Cornbread
Catherine Kellner
as Ivy
Christian Bale
as Walter Wade, Jr.
Sixto Ramos
as Bonehead
Mark Zeisler
as DA Andrew Nicoli
Joan Baker
as "Uncle" John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Philip Bosco
as Walter Wade Senior
Will Chase
as Walter's Friend
John Cunningham
as Judge
Johanna Estevez
as Girlfriend (uncredited)
Isaac Hayes
as Mr. P (uncredited)
Doug Hutchison
as Plane Door Opener (uncredited)
Carl Low
as Dominican #5 (uncredited)
Mustafa Shakir
as Protester (uncredited)
Jeff Branson
as Walter's Friend
John Singleton
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
Peter Stickles
as Mickey Hunt (uncredited)
Al Thompson
as Pistolero (uncredited)
Jeffrey Wright
as Peoples Hernandez
Riley G. Matthews, Jr.
as Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited)
Gloria Reuben
as Sgt. Council (uncredited)
Angela Pietropinto
as Mrs Ann Palmieri
Pat Hingle
as Judge Dennis Bradford
Jerome Preston Bates
as Desk Sergeant
Gordon Parks
as Lenox Lounge Patron
Deacon Ledges
as (uncredited)
Kevin O'Donnell
as Club Kid (uncredited)
Ron Castellano
as Mike Palmieri
F. Valentino Morales
as Enforcer
Toni Collette
as Diane Palmieri
Daniel von Bargen
as Lt Kearney
Dan Hedaya
as Jack Roselli
William H. Burns
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Roman Rivera
as (uncredited)
Samuel L. Jackson
as John Shaft
Preston Thomas
as Malik's Crew
Christina Rouner
as Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Sonja Sohn
as Alice
Stu 'Large' Riley
as Leon
Crew
Scott Rudin
Producer
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Artist
Terel Gibson
Assistant Editor
Jalil Jay Lynch
Stunts
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
John Singleton
Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
Isaac Hayes
Original Music Composer
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunts
Rose Sias
Stunts
Ernest Tidyman
Novel
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
Shane Salerno
Story, Screenplay
Ilene Starger
Casting
Angela Meryl
Stunt Double
Nick Gillard
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Richard Price
Screenplay