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New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

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Box office
Grossed $108M worldwide, about 2.3 times its $46M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Shaft
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City and New Jersey
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Sequels
Follows Shaft in Africa and is followed by Shaft
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Collection
Part of Shaft Collection
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Music
Music by David Arnold
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Donald E. Thorin
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Director: John Singleton
Writers: John SingletonScreenplay, Story
Shane SalernoStory, Screenplay
Ernest TidymanNovel
Richard PriceScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: June 15, 2000
Original language: English
Budget: $46M
Revenue: $107.6M
Countries: United States of America, Germany
Collection: Shaft Collection

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