Shaft
The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.
1971 | 100m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Parks |
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| Writer: | Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black |
| Staring: |
| Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 25, 1971 |
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| Director: | Gordon Parks |
| Writer: | Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, ghetto, daughter, police, blaxploitation cinema, biting, aggressive, suspenseful, tense, assertive |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Shaft Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $12,121,618
Budget: $1,125,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Roundtree | John Shaft |
| Moses Gunn | Bumpy Jonas |
| Charles Cioffi | Vic Androzzi |
| Christopher St. John | Ben Buford |
| Gwenn Mitchell | Ellie Moore |
| Lawrence Pressman | Sergeant Tom Hannon |
| Victor Arnold | Charlie |
| Sherri Brewer | Marcy |
| Rex Robbins | Rollie |
| Camille Yarbrough | Dina Greene |
| Margaret Warncke | Linda |
| Joseph Leon | Byron Leibowitz |
| Arnold Johnson | Cul |
| Dominic Barto | Patsy |
| George Strus | Carmen |
| Edmund Hashim | Lee |
| Drew Bundini Brown | Willy |
| Tommy Lane | Leroy |
| Al Kirk | Sims |
| Shimen Ruskin | Dr. Sam |
| Antonio Fargas | Bunky |
| Gertrude Jeannette | Old Lady |
| Lee Steele | Blind Vendor |
| Damu King | Mal |
| Donny Burks | Remmy |
| Tony King | Davies |
| Benjamin R. Rixson | Bey Newfield |
| Ricardo Brown | Tully |
| Alan Weeks | Gus |
| Glenn Johnson | Char |
| Dennis Tate | Dotts |
| Adam Wade | Brother #1 |
| James Hainesworth | Brother #2 |
| Clee Burtonya | Sonny |
| Ed Bernard | Peerce |
| Eddie Barth | Tony |
| Joe Pronto | Dom |
| Robin Nolan | Waitress |
| Ron Tannas | Billy |
| Betty Bresler | Mrs. Androzzi |
| Gonzalo Madurga | Counterman |
| Paul Nevens | Elevator Man |
| Jon Richards | Elevator Starter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Parks | Director |
| Isaac Hayes | Original Music Composer |
| Hugh A. Robertson | Editor |
| Ernest Tidyman | Novel, Screenplay |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Tommy Lane | Stunts |
| Louis Gerolomi | Gaffer |
| J.J. Johnson | Original Music Composer |
| Judith Lamb | Casting |
| John D.F. Black | Screenplay |
| Martin Bell | Makeup Artist |
| Joe Pronto | Stunts |
| George Strus | Stunts |
| Urs Furrer | Director of Photography |
| Emanuel Gerard | Art Direction |
| Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stirling Silliphant | Executive Producer |
| Ernest Tidyman | Executive Producer |
| David Golden | Producer |
| Joel Freeman | Producer |
| Roger H. Lewis | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 48 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 33 | 58 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 23 |
| 2024 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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JPV852
7.0
Richard Roundtree was great and Shaft as a character was absolutely amazing, everything else from the plot which was thin and performances by the supporting cast was a bit iffy. The pacing was also pretty slow and despite only being 100 minutes, felt a bit longer. Still, a good opening into the fran ... chise. **3.5/5**
Jun 10, 2022