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New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Theatrical
Jun 15, 2000
Box Office
$107.6M
Budget
$46.0M
Return
2.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 12, 2000
Director
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Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions, Shaft Productions, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions
Cast
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Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
V
Vanessa Williams
Carmen Vasquez
J
Jeffrey Wright
Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale
Walter Wade, Jr.
B
Busta Rhymes
Rasaan
D
Dan Hedaya
Jack Roselli
T
Toni Collette
Diane Palmieri
R
Richard Roundtree
"Uncle" John Shaft
R
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Jimmy Groves
J
Josef Sommer
Curt Flemming
L
Lynne Thigpen
Carla Howard
P
Philip Bosco
Walter Wade Senior
P
Pat Hingle
Judge Dennis Bradford
L
Lee Tergesen
Luger
D
Daniel von Bargen
Lt Kearney
S
Sonja Sohn
Alice
P
Peter McRobbie
Lt. Cromertie
Z
Zach Grenier
Harrison Loeb
R
Ron Castellano
Mike Palmieri
S
Sixto Ramos
Bonehead
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