Directed by John Singleton
1h 39m
Action
| Adventure
| Crime
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.
Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
Vanessa Williams
Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright
Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale
Walter Wade, Jr.
Busta Rhymes
Rasaan
Dan Hedaya
Jack Roselli
Toni Collette
Diane Palmieri
Richard Roundtree
"Uncle" John Shaft
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Jimmy Groves
John Singleton
Director
Mark Roybal
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
John Singleton
Producer
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Editor
Ilene Starger
Casting