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Film / 2019
Shaft
Directed by
Tim Story
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
The story
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
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Cast
Samuel L. JacksonJohn Shaft
Jessie T. UsherJJ Shaft
Regina HallMaya Babanikos
Alexandra ShippSasha Arias
Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft, Sr.
Jordan Preston CarterYoung JJ
Nyah Marie JohnsonYoung Sasha
Matt LauriaMajor Gary Cutworth
Titus WelliverSpecial Agent Vietti
Method ManFreddie P.
Isaach de BankoléPierro 'Gordito' Carrera
Avan JogiaKarim Hassan
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Joey MekytenYoung Karim
Luna Lauren VélezBennie Rodriguez
Robbie JonesSergeant Keith Williams
Aaron DominguezStaff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez
Leland L. JonesRon
Chivonne MichelleBaby
Tashiana WashingtonSugar
Adrienne C. MooreMs. Pepper
Ian CasselberryManuel "Manny" Orozco
Almeera JiwaAnam
Amato D'ApolitoFarik Bahar
Jalyn HallHarlem Kid
Sylvia JefferiesOnce Beautiful Woman
Whit ColemanButch Lesbian Girl
Philip FornahJacked Dude
Laticia LeeCocktail Waitress
Ryan King ScalesMale Secretary
Tywayne WheattPortly Doorman
Kenny BarrCop (Thomas)
Mike DunstonNews Anchor
Sawyer SchultzMike Mitchell
Esmeree SterlingCute Bartender
Jose Miguel VasquezFBI Employee
Gabriel 'G-Rod' RodriguezGoon
Keith BrooksDrunk Disorderly Man
DominiQue MrsGiJane WilliamsBeautiful Woman
Michael ShikanyOlder Man in Mosque
Lucia ScaranoLady in Line
Greta QuispeEmployee
Heather SeiffertHostess
Charles GreenHallway Man
Dorothi FoxOld Lady Neighbor
Shakur SozahdahWorshiper
Milton SaulNew York Pedestrian (uncredited)
Timothy CarrPolice (uncredited)
Sean BakerAssailant #3 (uncredited)
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