Shaft
Summary: A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,125,000
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1970s42nd street manhattan new york cityaction heroaction violenceaerial camera shotafrican americanafrican american protagonistalleyambushanti heroapartmentarrestassassination attemptassaultattempted murderatticautomatic weaponbarbare breastsbartenderbased on novelbasementbeatingbetrayalblack americanblack comedyblack copblack detectiveblack heroblack militantblack police detectiveblack powerblackmailblaxploitationblaxploitation filmblindnessblockbusterbloodblood splatterbodyguardbound and gaggedbowler hatbrawlbreaking a bottle over someone's headbridgecafecar chasecard gamecharacter name in titlecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguecharacter's point of view camera shotchasechefchild in jeopardycigar smokingcigarette smokingcityclimbing out a windowcorpsecrashing through a windowcrime bosscrime lordcult filmcynicismdamsel in distressdeathdeceptiondetectivedisarming someonedisguisedoctordouble crossdrug lorddrugsduelelevatorescapeethnic slurf wordfalling down stairsfalling from heightfalling out a windowfalling to deathfamous opening themefamous scorefamous songfather daughter relationshipfedorafemale nudityfightfightingfinal showdownfirefire hosefirst of seriesfirst partfistfightflashlightganggang wargasolinegaygay friendgay slurghettogingreenwich village manhattan new york citygrindhouse filmgunfightgunshot woundgunslingerharlem manhattan new york cityhead woundheld at gunpointhenchmanheroheroic bloodshedhidden gunhitmanhomemade explosivehostagehot doghotelhotel fighthousing projectindependent filminformantinjectioninterracial kissinterracial relationshipinterracial sexinterrogationinvestigationitalian americanjohn shaft characterjumping through a windowjusticekaratekarate chopkicking in a doorkidnappingkisskissing while having sexkitchenknifeknocked unconsciousleather jacketlow budget filmmachine gunmachismomafiamale nuditymale police officermale protagonistmanhattan new york citymartial artsmassacremexican standoffmidnight moviemilitantmob bossmob hitmobstermolotov cocktailmoneymorse codemurdermustachen wordnational film registrynear death experienceneo noirnew york citynewsstandobscene finger gestureone against manyone man armyone word titleopening action sceneorganized crimepay phonephone boothphotographpimppipe smokingpistolpistol whippedpoetic justicepolicepolice carpolice detectivepolice officerpolice stationpolice vigilantismpremarital sexprivate detectiveprivate eyeprivate investigatorproduct placementprofanityprofessional hitpsychotronic filmpunched in the facequick drawrace relationsracial slurracismraised middle fingerrappelrescueresentmentrevengerevolverrooftopropescene during opening creditsscreenplay adapted by authorsemiautomatic pistolsex in showersex scenesexismshaftshoeshineshootingshootoutshot in the chestshot in the shouldershoulder holstershowdownshowersilencersix shootersmashing a windowsnipersniper riflesoul musicspiral staircasespitting in someone's facestaircasesubjective camerasubwaysunglassessurname as titlesurprise endingsuspenseswitchbladetaxitelephone boxthreatened with a knifethrown through a windowthugtimeframe 1970stimes square manhattan new york citytitle appears in songtitle appears in writingtitle based on songtitle mentioned in songtitle same as booktitle spoken by charactertommy guntough coptough guytrickunited statesurban decayurban settingusavigilantevigilante justicevigilantismviolencewaitresswarriorwomanizer
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