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John Shaft, the namesake nephew of the original (cult 70's) private eye, is a dedicated cop who is assigned to a racially motivated murder when white collar murderer, Christian Bale, tries to ensure an innocent verdict. Can the detective find the only witness to the crime before the murderer's strong-arm lackeys?

Keywords:

Action, Crime, Thriller, Detective, Based-on-Novel, Crime Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2000) (3 Star)

Cast:

Samuel L. Jackson	.... John Shaft
Vanessa L. Williams	.... Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright	.... Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale	.... Walter Wade Jr.
Busta Rhymes	.... Rasaan
Dan Hedaya	.... Det. Jack Roselli

Supporting Cast:

Toni Collette	.... Diane Palmieri
Richard Roundtree	.... Uncle John Shaft
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	.... Jimmy Groves
Josef Sommer	.... Curt Fleming
Lynne Thigpen	.... Carla Howard
Philip Bosco	.... Walter Wade Sr.
Pat Hingle	.... Judge Dennis Bradford
Lee Tergesen	.... Luger
Daniel von Bargen	.... Lt. Kearney

Directors:

John Singleton

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman
John Singleton