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Shaft's Big Score (Full Frame, Widescreen)
DVD, R, 105 minutes, WARNER
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Format: DVD, Shaft/Shaft's Big Score/Shaft in Africa
Triple Feature includes: "Shaft" - Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt, movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score. Richard Roundtree plays the smart, tough, confident lead, a private investigator whose hunt for a kidnapped woman puts him in the middle of feuding syndicates. Gordan Parks directs from a screenplay that Ernest Tidyman (that same year's Oscar-winner for "The French Connection") co-scripted from his own novel. John Shaft is an icon of change from an era of change. Today, Shaft still tells it like it is. "Shaft's Big Score" - You can't say the mob wasn't warned about John Shaft. "He's a bad dude," a numbers racketeer cautions them. Now Shaft himself will deliver that message in a way New York City's wise guys understand. Richard Roundtree reunites with the director (Gordon Parks) and the screenwriter (Ernest Tidyman) of ...
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Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.58 inches length x 5.38 inches width x 0.4 inches height. Estimated Ship Weight: 0.15 pound.
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Shaft's Big Score! - DVD
Richard Roundtree reunites with the director (Gordon Parks) and the screenwriter (Ernest Tidyman) of 1971's trendsetting Shaft for Shaft's Big Score! , the second of Roundtree's three movie portrayals of the street-smart, leather-jacketed private investigator. This time, the blown-to-kingdom-come murder of a client plunges Shaft into a case that bounces him like a pinball between the 133rd Precinct and competing mobs. But the players are about to be played in this "rousing and entertaining thriller...
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This is the hurriedly produced sequel to Gordon Parks' trend-setting hit Shaft. Richard Roundtree is on hand once again, portraying "the cat who's a bad mutha." In this installment, Shaft investigates the murder of a well-respected Harlem figure and funeral-home director, Cal Asby (Robert Kya-Hill), who is blown to smithereens after stashing money in a coffin. Cal's funeral is attended by Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn), the local Harlem boss. Since Bumpy is attending Cal's funeral, Shaft suspects some...
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Shaft/Shaft's Big Score/Shaft in Africa
SHAFT: Following the breakout success of Melvin Van Peebles's SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG, Gordon Parks' SHAFT would officially...
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Product DetailsOriginal Title:Shaft's Big Score!Actors: Moses Gunn - Richard RoundtreeCondition: NEWFormat: DVDDirector: Gordon ParksRuntime: 104 minsLanguage: EnglishDiscs/Cassettes: 1Genre: Action
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21 Additional Products from "Shaft's Big Score" Below
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Because all laminated prints are produced at the time of order, these items take between 1 and 2 weeks to ship out of our facilities.
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Availability: Because these movie posters are one-of-a-kind, availability will be confirmed on each individual order. Customer will be notified immediately upon order placement regarding availability.
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SHAFT: 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...
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Languages & Subtitles: English & Français (Feature Film Only)
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This is the hurriedly produced sequel to Gordon Parks' trend-setting hit Shaft. Richard Roundtree is on hand once again, portraying "the cat who's a bad mutha." In this installment, Shaft investigates the murder of a well-respected Harlem figure and funeral-home director, Cal Asby (Robert Kya-Hill), who is blown to smithereens after stashing money in a coffin. Cal's funeral is attended by Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn), the local Harlem boss. Since Bumpy is attending Cal's funeral, Shaft suspects some...
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SHAFT: 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...
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Did you see ''Shaft / Shaft's Big Score / Shaft In Africa''?
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Book Details Tidyman, Ernest. SHAFT'S BIG SCORE. New York: Bantam Books, 1972. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. A John Shaft novel. Tie in to the film. Touch of rubbing to front panel, a fine, unread copy. (#81180) Price: $35.00 See all items in Mystery & Crime See all items by Tidyman, Ernest.
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In Richard Roundtree's second portrayal of the cool private investigator, the explosive murder of a client plunges Shaft into a case that bounces him like a pinball between the 133rd Precinct and competing mobs. But the players are about to be played in this "rousing and entertaining thriller" (Newsweek).
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No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film Urban ActionRating: UNRelease Date: 31-JAN-2006Media Type: DVD
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