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'''Shaft''' was a ''[[blaxploitation]]'' movie released in 1971 starring [[Richard Roundtree]], popular for its [[Academy Award]] winning theme song composed and performed by musician [[Isaac Hayes]] (who died in August 2008).  The movie was remade in 2000, with [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in the title role.

'''''Shaft''''' was a [[blaxploitation]] movie released in 1971 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring [[Richard Roundtree]] as private detective John Shaft, popular for its [[Academy Award]] winning theme song composed and performed by musician [[Isaac Hayes]] (who died in August 2008).  The movie was remade in 2000, with [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in the title role as NYPD Detective John Shaft, the nephew of the original John Shaft (Roundtree, who reprises his role from the first movie).

 

Two sequels to the original movie were later made, ''Shaft's Big Score'' in 1972 and ''Shaft in Africa'' in 1973, followed by a short-lived series of TV movies on [[CBS]] in 1973, ''Shaft'' (all starring Roundtree).

==Links==

==Links==

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/ Shaft (1971)] at the Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/ Shaft (1971)] at the Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162650/ Shaft (2000)] at the Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162650/ Shaft (2000)] at the Internet Movie Database

[[Category:Movies]]

[[Category:Movies]]