| Uniform Title |
Shaft (Motion picture : 2000) |
| Title |
Shaft. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©2000. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (97 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL5309. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
| Based on the character Shaft from the novel by Ernest Tidyman. |
| Although the film shares the same title as the 1971 film, it is a modern-day sequel with Jackson's John Shaft character being related to the earlier films' Shaft. |
| Credits |
Directed by John Singleton ; screenplay by Richard Price, John Singleton, Shane Salerno. |
| Performers |
Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Toni Collette, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale. |
| Summary |
New York City police detective John Shaft goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+ |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, aspect ratio 2.39:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Tidyman, Ernest -- Film adaptations |
| Shaft, John, (Fictitious character) Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Drama |
| Hate crimes -- Drama |
| African American private investigators -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Action and adventure films |
| Crime films |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Singleton, John, 1968-2019 director, screenwriter. |
Price, Richard, 1949-
See Also: Brandt, Harry, 1949- screenwriter. |
| Salerno, Shane screenwriter. |
| Jackson, Samuel L. actor. |
| Williams, Vanessa, 1963- actor. |
| Collette, Toni actor. |
| Wright, Jeffrey actor. |
| Bale, Christian, 1974- actor. |
| Tidyman, Ernest. Shaft Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Narrower Subject References:
Authors:
- Bale, Christian, 1974- .
- Collette, Toni .
- Jackson, Samuel L. .
- Price, Richard, 1949- .
- Salerno, Shane .
- Singleton, John, 1968-2019 .
- Tidyman, Ernest. Shaft .
- Williams, Vanessa, 1963- .
- Wright, Jeffrey .
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