Shaft / Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin/New Deal production ; produced by Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin and John Singleton ; screenplay by John Singleton, Richard Price and Shane Salerno ; directed by John Singleton.

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To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Shaft (Motion picture : 2000) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation New Deal Productions
Other Authors:	Roybal, Mark Rudin, Scott, 1958- Singleton, John, 1968-2019 Price, Richard, 1949- Salerno, Shane Jackson, Samuel L. Williams, Vanessa Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- Bale, Christian, 1974- Busta Rhymes (Musician) Hedaya, Dan Collette, Toni Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 Thorin, Donald E. Bloom, John, 1935- Van Drimmelen, Antonia Arnold, David, 1962- Carter, Ruth Von Brandenstein, Patrizia Tidyman, Ernest
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or French dialogue, English subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, CA : Paramount, 2000.
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Shaft, John > Drama. Shaft, John > (Fictitious character) Drama. Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Blaxploitation films.
Genre:	Drama. Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Blaxploitation films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture. Based on the novel "Shaft" by Ernest Tidyman. Special features: exclusive cast and crew interviews; featurette: "Shaft: still the man"; Making of featurette; music video: "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes; music video: "Bad man" by R. Kelly. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF7 D0004928 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	TFCA Award, 2000, Best Supporting Actor (Jeffrey Wright)
ISBN:	079216718X 9780792167181
Credits:	Cinematography, Donald E. Thorin ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, David Arnold ; costume designer, Ruth Carter ; production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein.
System Details:	DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital, Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Cast:	Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree.