History Film / Shaft2000

Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as John Shaft II, the [[SpinOffspring nephew]] of the original John Shaft (Creator/RichardRoundtree, coming back in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale appears as the villain.

Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as John Shaft II, the [[SpinOffspring nephew]] of the original John Shaft (Creator/RichardRoundtree in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale appears as the villain.

Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as John Shaft II, the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original John Shaft]] (Creator/RichardRoundtree in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale appears as the villain.

Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as John Shaft II, the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original John Shaft]] (Creator/RichardRoundtree in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

''Shaft'' is a 2000 sequel/{{revival}} of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' directed by Creator/JohnSingleton.

Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Creator/RichardRoundtree in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

''Shaft'' is a 2000 sequel/{{revival}} of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' directed by Creator/JohnSingleton. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Creator/RichardRoundtree in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

''Shaft'' is a 2000 sequel/{{revival}} of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' directed by Creator/JohnSingleton. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Richard Roundtree, in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

* RemakeCameo: Richard Roundtree returns as the original John Shaft, the chess player addressed as "Mr P" is Gordon Parks, the director of ''Shaft'' and ''Shaft's Big Score''. Isaac Hayes also makes an uncredited cameo.

* SpinOffspring: Samuel L. Jackson as the nephew of the original Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree in a cameo appearance. Apparently he passed his skills down to him as he's just as badass.

* DragonInChief: Peoples Hernandez fulfills this role to Wade Jr. However, he eventually becomes a DragonWithAnAgenda after Shaft kills his brother in a gunfight halfway through the movie, getting into a fight with Wade Jr. and stabbing him in the hand in the process.

* NonActionBigBad: Walter Wade Jr. is responsible for the murder that occurs, but he has Peoples Hernandez do most of the villainous actions in the movie.

* WorthIt: [[spoiler: The victim's mother will likely be taken to jail for murder.]]

''Shaft'' is a 2000 sequel/{{revival}} of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' directed by Creator/JohnSingleton. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Roundtree, in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

* BailEqualsFreedom: Averted, which is surprising considering how fast and loose they are with the law in the rest of the movie. When Christian Bale's character jumps (no pun intended) bail by flying to Switzerland, he is immediately arrested the moment he steps foot back on American soil. Of course, he ends up getting released on bail by the judge ''again'' (highly unlikely in RealLife, given that he's ''proven'' himself a flight risk), making the whole exercise pointless, except as an example of what an entitled {{Jerkass}} the character is. [[spoiler: The victim's mother shoots him to death on the courthouse steps as he's leaving]].

* ChekovsGun: Diane Palmieri's ID card. Wade steals it from her, threatening to kill her if she talks about his crime. Shaft finds it on his person, stained with the victim's blood, like his hands and her face (he grabbed her jaw during the threat.) Later, after Wade makes bail for a second time, Shaft openly reveals he has it, wiping the [[SmugSmiler smug grin]] from his face instantaneously.

''Shaft'' is a 2000 sequel/{{revival}} of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}''. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Roundtree, in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

* BigBadDuumvirate: Peoples Hernandez and [[Creator/ChristianBale Walter Wade Jr.]].

* RemakeCameo: Richard Roundtree returns as the original John Shaft, the chess player addressed as "Mr P" is Gordon Parks, the director of ''Shaft'' and ''Shaft's Big Score'' and Issac Hayes is Mr. P.

* RemakeCameo: Richard Roundtree returns as the original John Shaft, and the chess player addressed as "Mr P" is Gordon Parks, the director of ''Shaft'' and ''Shaft's Big Score''.

* TheKlan: A black man named Trey was dining in a mainly "upper class" restaurant and was racially harassed by a Jerkass white diner named Wade. After ignoring the first few public insults, Trey walks over to Wade's table, cuts two holes in his cloth napkin, and puts it on top of Wade's head, where it resembles a KKK hood, to the laughter of some of the onlookers. Wade responds to this by [[DisproportionateRetribution beating Trey's head in with a metal pole]], setting off the plot.

* ShaggyDogStory: Shaft spends the whole movie trying to get a murderer put in prison... [[spoiler:and then the victim's mother shoots the murderer anyways, rendering Shaft's efforts and pretty much the whole movie pointless.]]

In the year 2000, a sequel/[[Main/{{Revival}} revival]] of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' was released. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Roundtree, in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer featured two scenes, one involving a fight between Shaft and Wade on an airport runway [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome that didn't make the final cut]], and another where Shaft and his partner are talking about Diane and Shaft saying, "If something happens to her, it happens to me."

* UnreliableNarrator: The entire film is marketed as and scripted like a reboot or remake... until the final scenes, where it's revealed it's a modern-day sequel, and follows on from the previous films!

* NewYorkCityCops: Jackson's Shaft is a heroic example (unlike his [[Film/{{Shaft}} uncle]], a PI who treated almost all cops with contempt).

In the year 2000, a sequel/remake of the 1971 film ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' was released. Creator/SamuelLJackson stars as the [[SpinOffspring nephew of the original Shaft]] (Roundtree, in a [[TheCameo cameo]]), also named John Shaft, who works for the NYPD. Creator/ChristianBale makes an early appearance as the villain.

* NewYorkCityCops: TheRemake.

* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer originally featured a fight between Shaft and Wade. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome It didn't make the final cut]].