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Shaft (2000)

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R | 1 hr 38 mins | Action, Thriller, Urban, Crime, Adaptation | Released: 6/16/2000 |Box Office Total: $70.3M

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Synopsis:

When spoiled college kid Walter Wade kills a young black student, John Shaft makes the arrest. Walter skips bail and flees the country, and after two years of waiting, Shaft hauls him back into custody as Walter secretly returns to the States. But when Walter's wealthy father posts bail once again, Walter is back on the streets and looking to put Shaft in a body bag. So are two of Shaft's corrupt colleagues, Jack Roselli and Jimmy Grovitch, as well as a Dominican drug lord, Peoples Hernandez, who wants revenge on Shaft for humiliating him in the neighborhood he rules. For backup, Shaft has only his two closest pals: Carmen, a colleague on the police force; and his streetwise confidant, Rasaan. Meanwhile, Shaft has to track down the one murder witness, Diane Palmieri, who can put all of his enemies away for good even as the toughest killers in the city close in on him.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/16/2000

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
John Singleton	Director
Nick Gillard	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Samuel L. Jackson	John Shaft
Vanessa Williams	Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright	Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale	Walter Wade Jr
Busta Rhymes	Rasaan
Dan Hedaya	Jack Roselli
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	Honorable Dennis Bradford
Lee Tergesen	Luger
Daniel von Bargen	Lieutenant Kearney
Francisco Taveras ('Coqui')	Lucifer
Sonja Sohn	Alice
Peter McRobbie	Lieutenant Cromartie
Zach Grenier	Harrison Loeb
Richard Cocchiaro	Frank Palmieri
Ron Castellano	Mike Palmieri
Freddie Ricks	Big Raymond
Sixto Ramos	Bonehead
Andre Royo	Tattoo
Richard Barboza	Dominican
Mekhi Phifer	Trey Howard
Gano Grills	Cornbread
Catherine Kellner	Ivy
Philip Rudolph	Uniform Sargeant
Angela Pietropinto	Mrs Ann Palmieri
Joe Quintero	Assistant DA Hector Torres
Lanette Ware	Terry
Stu Riley ('Large')	Leon
Mark Zeisler	DA Andrew Nicoli
Capital Jay	Golem
Bonz Malone	Malik
Henry G Thomas	Malik's Crew Member
Brian Oswald Talbot	Malik's Crew Member
Preston Thomas	Malik's Crew Member
Marshall T Broughton	Malik's Crew Member
Ann Ducati	Aunt Toni DeCarlo
Lisa Cooley	News Anchor
Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell	One of Trey's Friend
Scott Lucy	One of Trey's Friend
Chris Orr	One of Walter's Friend
Evan Farmer	One of Walter's Friend
Will Chase	One of Walter's Friend
Jeff Branson	One of Walter's Friend
Jerome Preston Bates	Desk Sergeant
John Elsen	Uniform Cop in Metronome
Nadine Mozon	Abused Woman
Lawrence Taylor	Lamont
Caprice Benedetti	Karen
John Cunningham	Judge
Louie Leonard	Pistolero
Tony Rhune	Pistolero
Fidel Vicioso	Pistolero
F Valentino Morales	Enforcer
Myron Primes	Young Blood
Universal	Young Blood
Travis Brandon Rosa	Fighting Boy
Matthew Wallace	Fighting Boy
Luis Torres	Fat Man
John Wojda	Construction Worker
Ahmed Al-Khan	Bystander at Metronome
Amer Al-Khan	Bystander at Metronome
Rashid Feleyfel	Bystander at Metronome
Gordon Parks	Lenox Lounge Patron
Production Credits	Credit
Mark Roybal	Associate Producer
Adam Schroeder	Executive Producer
Eric Steel	Co-Producer
Scott Rudin	Producer
John Singleton	Producer
Paul Hall	Executive Producer
Steven Nicolaides	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
New Deal Productions	Production Company
Scott Rudin Productions	Production Company
MFP	Production Company
Shaft Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Richard Price	Screenplay
Ernest Tidyman	Source Material (from novel)
John Singleton	Story By
John Singleton	From Story
John Singleton	Screenplay
Shane Salerno	From Story
Shane Salerno	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Patrick Siembieda	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Michael Vasquez	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Maggie Kusik	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Art Department	Credit
George DeTitta Jr	Set Decorator
Jerry DeTitta	Lead Person
Warren Drummond	Storyboard Artist
Dennis Bradford	Art Director
Kevin Brink	Set Dresser
Paul D Kelly	Assistant Art Director
Chuck Potter	Assistant Set Decorator
Ola Akinmowo	Art Department Coordinator
Patrizia Von Brandenstein	Production Designer
Liba Daniels	Artistic Advisor - art department researcher
Audrey Soodoo-Raphael	Assistant Art Director
Gary Brink	Set Dresser
Donna Drinkwater	Set Dresser
Eric Bryant	Set Dresser
Joseph Badalucco Jr	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Ilene Starger	Casting
David Kramer	Voice Casting
Kim Miscia	Casting Associate
Janice Wilde	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Jim Passon	Color Timer
Don Reddy	Camera Operator
Eli Reed	Photography - still photographer
William Hines	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Jody Williams	Camera - film loader
Joe Violante	Dailies - dailies advisor
Jim McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Peter Mian	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Donald E Thorin	Director of Photography
Carlos Omar Guerra	Photography - "A" 1st assistant photographer
Patrick Capone	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Leigh Rathner	Photography - "A" 2nd assistant photographer
Joseph R Collins	Photography - "B" 1st assistant photographer
John R MacDonald	Photography - "B" 2nd assistant photographer
Music	Credit
Nic Ratner	Music Editor
Lester Snell	Orchestrations
Bill Stephney	Music Supervisor
David Arnold	Music
Jill Dell'Abate	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Isaac Hayes	Song - song/song producer & performer
Fulanito	Song Performer
Isaac Hayes	Music
Dina Eaton	Music Editor
Rafael Vargas	Song - songs
Sean Paul	Song Performer
Winston Rosa	Song - songs
Nicholas Dodd	Music - music orchestrator & conductor
Joe Lisanti	Music Editor
Mr Vegas	Song Performer
Liberty City	Song Performer
Cleveland Browne	Song
Bob Bornstein	Music - music preparation
Wycliff Johnson	Song
Robert Fernandez	Music - music recorder & mixer
Sleepy Brown	Song Performer
Backbone	Song Performer
Method Man	Song
Big Rube	Song Performer
Sean Henriques	Song
Edward Ferrell ('Eddie F')	Song - song producer
R. Kelly	Song Performer
Edward Ferrell ('Eddie F')	Song
Black Rob	Song Performer
Oro Solido	Song Performer
D Lighty	Song
B Muhammad	Song
OutKast	Song Performer
UGK	Song Performer
J Wilson	Song
Burt Bacharach	Song - songs
Hal David	Song - songs
Hal David	Song
Donell Jones	Song - song producer & performer
T Allen	Song
L Campbell	Song
J Skinner	Song
Organized Noize	Song
Organized Noize	Song - song producer
M Horton	Song
R Bailey	Song
J Williams	Song
R. Kelly	Song
Anthony Best	Song
Robert Ross	Song
Harve Pierre	Song
Raul Acosta	Song
Philip Scheib	Song
Paul Anka	Song
Andre Benjamin	Song
Antwan Patton (Big Boi)	Song
David Sheats	Song
Chad L Butler	Song
Bernard J Freeman	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Kiante Elam	Stunts
Nick Gillard	Stunt Coordinator
Roy Farfel	Stunt Coordinator - assistant stunt coordinator
Jalil Jay Lynch	Stunts
Brennan Dyson	Stunts
Al Thompson	Stunts
Roy T Anderson	Stunts
David Lomax	Stunts
Stephen Pope	Stunts
Jay Boryea	Stunts
Angela Meryl	Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn	Stunts
Doug Crosby	Stunts
Harry H Harris III	Stunts
Bill Anagnos	Stunts
David Filippi	Stunts
Derrick Simmons	Stunts
Michael Broughton	Stunts
Manny Siverio	Stunts
Charles Page	Stunts
Keith Siglinger	Stunts
Tim Gallin	Stunts
Amy Yanagisawa	Stunts
Rose Sias	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Rosadel Varela	DGA Trainee
Andy Zolot	Post-Production Supervisor
Len Murach	Location Manager
James D Lee	Assistant Location Manager
Mary A Kelly	Script Supervisor
George Doherty	Assistant Production Coordinator
Ramona Diaz-Sanchez	Production Supervisor
Joseph Iberti	Unit Production Manager
Bruce Franklin	Assistant Director
Patty Willett	Production Coordinator
Julie A Bloom	Assistant Director
Naomi Cromwell	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Eric Myers	Publicity
Cassandra Butcher	Publicity - publicity consultant
Sound	Credit
David Boulton	ADR Mixer
Todd Milner	Assistant Sound Editor
Sarah Monat	Foley Artist
Jane McCauley	ADR Editor
Lewis Goldstein	Sound Effects Editor
Eric Potter	Sound Effects - sound effects recordist
Randy K Singer	Foley Mixer
Thomas W Small	Foley Editor
Andrew Schmetterling	Boom Operator
Joe White	Audio - cable person
Skip Lievsay	Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Danny Michael	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Paul Urmson	Sound Editor
Scott Curtis	Foley Editor
Bill Orrico	Assistant Sound Editor
Robin Harlan	Foley Artist
Sean Garnhart	Sound Effects Editor
Chris Jenkins	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Bobby Johanson	ADR Mixer
Bobbi Banks	ADR Editor
Tammy Fearing	Foley Editor
Roland Vajs	Assistant Sound Editor
Paul J. Zydel	ADR Mixer
Michael Barry	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Ben Cheah	Sound Effects Editor
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Lee Dichter	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Frank Morrone	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Randall Balsmeyer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Wilfred Caban	Special Effects Foreman - special effects foreperson
Kathy Kelehan	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Donald A Kozma	Makeup Artist
Bernadette Mazur	Makeup - key makeup
Anthony Gueli	Hair Stylist
Frank L Fleming	Assistant Costume Designer
Sandi Figueroa	Wardrobe Supervisor
Ruth E Carter	Costume Designer
Giorgio Armani	Wardrobe - selected wardrobe
Kenneth Walker	Hair - key hair
Ginnie Patton	Costumes - costumer
Robert L Stevenson	Hair - Samuel L Jackson's hair
Laura Sewrey	Costumes - costumer
Allan Apone	Makeup - Samuel L. Jackson's makeup
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	Wardrobe Supervisor

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