Shaft (1971)

6.9	Listal rating
6.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Gordon Parks

Starring (View all)

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi

Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John

Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell

Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman

Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold

Charlie

Sherri Brewer

Marcy

Written by

Ernest Tidyman

(screenplay) and

John D.F. Black

(screenplay)

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1 year, 10 months ago at Aug 19 16:12

Thumper

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The best of the so called "Blaxplotation" movies!

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Description: The Hard-Hitting Original That Started It All. "Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt," movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score. Richard Roundtre ... (more)

Release date : 2 July 1971
UPC: 012569505124

Blaxploitation (7), Action (5), 1971 (5), Crime (5), Detective (4), Drama (4), Thriller (4), 1970s (4), Gangster (3), Action Hero (2), Warrior (1), Machismo (1), Trick (1), Resentment (1), Spit In The Face (1), Black Cop (1), Private Detective (1), Nudity (1), Vulgarity (1), Fall Through Window (1)

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"Blaxploitation crosses into the mainstream in a movie titled Shaft. And the basic premise is that it's about the adventures of a black private dick who's a sex machine to all the chicks. Now, now, get your mind outta the gutter....it's not what you might think. You see, this cat Shaft is a bad motherf*.... well, this is a family site, so I think I better just shut my mouth. But, y'all know that I'm talkin' about Shaft, right? "