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Shaft (DVD, 2000, Special Edition)

 
Shaft (DVD, 2000, Special Edition)
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Leading Role: Richard Roundtree
Director: Gordon Parks
Rating: Rated R
Release Date: Jun 2000
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Special Edition
UPC: 012569505124
Product ID: EPID3325438
Description: Following the breakout success of Melvin Van Peebles's SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG, Gordon Parks' SHAFT would officially launch the historic Blaxploitation movement. Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman, the film stars Richard Roun...
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Movie Description
Following the breakout success of Melvin Van Peebles's SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG, Gordon Parks' SHAFT would officially launch the historic Blaxploitation movement. Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman, the film stars Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a debonair, tough-talking private detective, who became a full-fledged American archetype after the film was released. Combining street smarts and sharp wit, Shaft is the quintessential black action hero. After battling against Harlem gang kingpin Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn), Shaft decides to help rescue Bumpy's daughter from the Mafia. What follows is an action-packed thrill ride through the rough-and-tumble streets of early 1970s New York City.


Featuring one of the most recognizable theme songs in movie history (for which Isaac Hayes' won a Best Song Oscar in 1972), Parks' follow-up to his critically acclaimed, though monetarily disappointing, drama THE LEARNING TREE remains the definitive Blaxploitation film. Roundtree delivers a legendary performance as the ultra-cool detective, in this groundbreaking film that would spawn two sequels (SHAFT'S BIG SCORE! and SHAFT IN AFRICA) and a big-budget remake in 2000.

Credits
Writer:John D. F. Black
Producer:Joel Freeman
Cast:Charles Cioffi, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold

Details
Edition:Special Edition

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.78
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
   Dolby Digital Mono - English
   Dolby Digital Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
   Audio Commentary - 1.Gordon Parks - Director
   Making-of - 1. SOUL IN CINEMA: FILMING 'SHAFT' ON LOCATION
   Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
    2.Bonus Trailer - SHAFT'S BIG SCORE!
    3.Bonus Trailer - SHAFT IN AFRICA
Interactive Features:
   Interactive Menus
   Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
   Biographies - 1.Richard Roundtree, Theatrical release: July 2, 1971

SHAFT was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2000.

The film was remade in 2000 with Samuel L. Jackson in the lead role, as John Shaft's nephew; Richard Roundtree stars in the film as the original Shaft.

Isaac Hayes auditioned for the role of Shaft before accepting the position of film composer.

Editorial Reviews
"...The last 25 minutes are an object lesson in the art of ending a movie with a bang..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
Total Film - p.92 - Ceri Thomas

"...Gordon Parks remains one of the past century's great still photographers....[The film] still surprises with a visual shoddiness that's ultimately part of its off-the-cuff charm..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (06/16/2000)

"...It's cool legacy hasn't mellowed..."
Entertainment Weekly - Entertainment Weekly Staff (01/11/2002)

"John Shaft was an in-charge, blatantly virile hero, with attitude to spare."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)

Awards
1971Academy AwardsBest Original SongIsaac Hayes

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