Shaft Movie

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Shaft
Everyone knows that police detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is the toughest and smartest cop in New York City. He is one of those people who are ready to work themselves to the bone to fight for justice. This time Shaft is out to put away a spoiled preppie, Walter Wade (Christian Bale), who killed a young black student. Shaft arrests the perpetrator but he is soon set free on 200-thousand dollars bail and escapes to Switzerland. Two years later, Wade secretly returns to the United States and gets a bust. When Wade's father (Philip Bosco), a wealthy tycoon, posts a million dollars bail for his son once again, Shaft throws his badge and leaves police to lead his personal vendetta against Wade. Teamed up with his eye-catching fellow detective Carmen Vasquez (Vanessa L. Williams), Shaft must find barmaid Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette), who was an eye witness to the racially-motivated murder. Meanwhile, Wade asks his cellmate Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright), a Dominican drug lord, to kill the only witness of his crime. Hernandez, in his turn, gives a graft to two corrupt officers to find the girl.

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Tagline

- Still the man, any questions?

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Movie Info

Year:
2000
IMDB Rating:
5.9
IMDB Votes:
19356
Countries:
USA, Germany
Genres:
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tags:
Chase, Murder, Sequel, Undercover, Character name in title, Remake, Twist in the end, Chrysler building new york, Detective, New york

Domestic:
$70,334,258 (65.6%)
+ Foreign:
$36,862,240 (34.4%)
= Worldwide:
$107,196,498
Opening
Weekend:
$21,714,757 (2,337 theaters, $9,291 average) % of Total Gross: 30.9%
Release:
2,433 theaters

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