Shaft

Resource Information

The work Shaft represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Fountaindale Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Shaft

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin/New Deal production ; produced by Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin and John Singleton ; screenplay by John Singleton, Richard Price and Shane Salerno ; directed by John Singleton

Creator

• Shaft (Motion picture : 2000)

Contributor

• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Arnold, David, 1962-
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Bloom, John
• Busta Rhymes, (Musician)
• Carter, Ruth
• Collette, Toni
• Hedaya, Dan
• Jackson, Samuel L
• Price, Richard, 1949-
• Roundtree, Richard, 1942-
• Roybal, Mark
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Salerno, Shane
• Singleton, John, 1968-2019
• Thorin, Donald E
• Tidyman, Ernest
• Van Drimmelen, Antonia
• Von Brandenstein, Patrizia
• Williams, Vanessa
• Wright, Jeffrey., (Jeffrey Charles), 1965-
• New Deal Productions

Subject

• DVD-Video discs
• Detective and mystery films
• Feature films
• Shaft, John, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Detective and mystery films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• DVD-Video discs

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up

Member of

• Widescreen DVD collection

Awards note

TFCA Award, 2000, Best Supporting Actor (Jeffrey Wright)

Cataloging source

JBI

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematography, Donald E. Thorin ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, David Arnold ; costume designer, Ruth Carter ; production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English or French dialogue, English subtitles; Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.S53 2000

PerformerNote

Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree

Runtime

99

Series statement

Widescreen DVD collection

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action