Shaft (2000 film)

Shaft
Shaft
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Singleton
Screenplay by	Richard Price; John Singleton; Shane Salerno;
Story by	John Singleton; Shane Salerno;
Based on	Shaft; 1970 novel; by Ernest Tidyman
Produced by	Scott Rudin; John Singleton;
Starring	Samuel L. Jackson; Vanessa Williams; Jeffrey Wright; Christian Bale; Dan Hedaya; Busta Rhymes; Toni Collette; Richard Roundtree;
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	John Bloom; Antonia Van Drimmelen;
Music by	David Arnold
Production; company	New Deal
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 16, 2000;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Germany; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$46 million
Box office	$107.2 million

Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree. It is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, in which Jackson plays the nephew (retconned as his son in the 2019 film) of John Shaft. The film opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000. It received mixed reviews on Metacritic, but the critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes praises Jackson's charisma.

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