Shaft (2019)
JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.
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John Shaft -
JJ Shaft -
John Shaft, Sr. -
Maya Babanikos -
Sasha Arias -
Major Gary Cutworth -
Special Agent Vietti -
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Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera -
Karim Hassan -
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Sergeant Keith Williams -
Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez -
Manuel Orozco -
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Director:
Tim StoryWriters:
Ernest Tidyman (based upon the character John Shaft from the novel by), Kenya Barris, Alex BarnowAll Cast & Crew
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Trivia
At one point in the film Samuel L. Jackson tells his son that he got a real Super Bowl ring from L.T., referring to former NFL player Lawrence Taylor. This is also likely a reference to the previous Shaft (2000) in which Taylor appeared, although he was not playing himself but an actual character in the film.
Quotes
Maya Babanikos:
Lady Syphilis, Madam Chlamydia, it's lovely to meet you both.
Goofs
When Sasha's hands were bound with wire ties. JJ used a knife to cut her free. Yet when Gordito held them at gunpoint, she was tied up again.
Crazy Credits
When the main title comes on in the traditional Shaft font, the copyright notice reads MCMLXXI, which is 1971, the year the original was released. The proper 2019 notice appears in the end credits.
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WildWritten by Rose Gold (as Rebekah Muhammed) and Matthew Day
Performed by Rose Gold
Courtesy of Crow It Up Records
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Genres
Action | Comedy | CrimeDetails
Release Date:
14 June 2019Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Atlanta, Georgia, USABox Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$8,901,419 16 June 2019
Gross USA:
$21,360,215
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,360,215
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