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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...

Shaft is the original that started it all, widely cited as the first "blaxploitation" movie. Richard Roundtree plays John Shaft, the street-smart private eye whose hunt for a kidnap victim puts him between feuding syndicates. Isaac Hayes provides the memorable Academy AwardO-winning Best Original Song (1971) and gritty score. "He's a bad dude," a racketeer says about Shaft in the sequel Shaft's Big Score! Leave it to Shaft to back up that statement in a way New York's wise guys understand as he investigates...

Member Rating: 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...

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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.

When Harlem P.I. John Shaft first appeared on the movie scene he was a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact underscored by Isaac Hayes' Oscar®-winning Best Original Song (1971). Richard Roundtree plays the hard-hitting, street-smart title role in these signature "blaxploitation films, hunting for a kidnap victim in Shaft , seeking a friend's murderer in Shaft's Big Score! -- and mixing it up with mob thugs each time. Finally there's Shaft in Africa ("He's the Brother Man in the Motherland...

Kevin Sorbo speaks softly and carries a big stick, Buford Pusser-style, in this made-for-television continuation of the popular action saga. Nick (Sorbo) retires from law enforcement and moves to Dallas ... more

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp Product DetailsOriginal Title:Shaft's Big Score!Actors: Moses Gunn - Richard RoundtreeDirector: Gordon ParksCondition: NEWFormat: DVDRuntime: 104 minsLanguage: EnglishRegion code: Region 1 (United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories)Discs: 1Rating: RGenre: ActionRelease Year: 1972Your browser does not support iframes.