Shaft (1971)

Actors: Isaac Hayes (composer), Lawrence Pressman (actor), Shimen Ruskin (actor), Antonio Fargas (actor), Richard Roundtree (actor), Joseph G. Aulisi (costume designer), Stirling Silliphant (producer), Moses Gunn (actor), Charles Cioffi (actor), Gordon Parks (director), Gordon Parks (actor), Eddie Barth (actor), Dominic Barto (actor), Rex Robbins (actor), Joel Freeman (producer),

Plot: John Shaft is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy, the leader of the Black crime mob, then against Black nationals, and finally working with both against the White Mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.

Keywords: 42nd-street-manhattan-new-york-city, action-hero, african-american, african-american-protagonist, ambush, automatic-weapon, bar, based-on-novel, black-cop, black-hero
Genres: Action, Thriller,
Taglines: The mob wanted Harlem back. They got shaft...up to here. SHAFT's his name. SHAFT's his game. Hotter than Bond, Cooler than Bullitt. Shaft's his name. Shaft's his game. Wanna see Shaft? Better ask yo' mamma. (Trailer)

Quotes:

Sergeant Tom Hannon: Hey, where the hell are you going, Shaft?::John Shaft: To get laid, where the hell are you going?

Vic Androzzi: Have a chair, John.::Shaft: I don't like your chair.

Willy: That's some cold shit, throwing my man Leroy out the window. Just picked my man up and threw him out the Goddamn window.

Shaft: I got to feeling like a machine, and that's no way to feel.

Willy: Listen, Snow White. Me and you gonna tangle, sooner or later. Did you hear what I say?::John Shaft: Why don't you stop playing with yourself, Willy? You ain't gonna do SHIT!

John Shaft: Watch your mouth, man.::Ben Buford: I'll say any damn thing I want.

John Shaft: When you lead your revolution, whitey better be standing still because you don't run worth a damn no more.

Vic Androzzi: What'cha got?::John Shaft: I got laid.

John Shaft: You are one wise Caucasian, Vic.

John Shaft: Don't let your mouth get your ass in trouble.