Billionaire Playboy Powers / Skills High Intelligence Brute strength Hand To Hand Combat Prowess Wealth Intimidation Vast resources Hobby Bullying and hurting those weaker than him. Antagonizing Shaft. Goals Kill John Shaft. In 1998, called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside a restaurant, NYPD Detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr., the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon, after noticing blood on him. Wade claims self-defense.
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Walter Wade, Jr. : Do you know who my father is? John Shaft : No, do you? [Trey starts seizing on the gurney] Walter Wade, Jr. : Homeboy's got rhythm, huh? John Shaft : What? [Shaft punches Wade in the face] Walter Wade, Jr. : What? Was it something I said? I think my nose is broke! Lt. Kearney : I've been waiting for this. Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Walter Wade Jr. is a racist Smug Snake, but he is angry when he sees that his dad gave his new Trophy Wife Walter's mother's jewelry. Fake Shemp: Samuel L. Jackson was unavailable to shoot the sex scene in the opening credits sequence as he was filming The Cavemans Valentine. A body double was used to film the scene. Fandom Share Shaft (2000) ← Back to main Cast 100 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 Josef Sommer Curt Flemming Watch Now Shaft (2000) R 06/15/2000 (US) Action , Adventure , Crime , Thriller 1h 39m User Score Play Trailer Still the man, any questions? Overview 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.
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Shaft: Directed by John Singleton. With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale. New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. The best line in Shaft happens 46 minutes in. Walter Wade Jr., days away from going to trial for a murder charge hanging over his head, decides he wants to make his way across town to ask Peoples. Fuck you! John Shaft : Maybe I should "workshop" my foot up your ass! [Trey starts seizing on the gurney] Walter Wade, Jr. : Homeboy's got rhythm, huh? John Shaft : What? [Shaft punches Wade in the face] Walter Wade, Jr. : What? Was it something I said? I think my nose is broke! Lt. Kearney : I've been waiting for this. Walter Wade, Sr. Pat Hingle Hon. Dennis Bradford
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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. The film begins with the murder of a young black man, beaten to death by a racist swine named Walter Wade Jr. who seems to think he can get away with it because his father, Big Walter Wade, is a.
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. Remove Ads Cast The titular character confronts him and learns that he's Walter Wade Jr., the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon. He finds evidence that the perpetrator was at the location of the crime. The suspect is released on bail because of 'excessive force' from Shaft during his arrest, and flees the country.
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Shaft ★★★ Shaft Returns 2000 (R)Singleton's updated the 1971 blaxploitation flick with Jackson starring as the nephew of the coolest private dick ever (Roundtree has a cameo in his original role). But Jackson can more than hold his own in the cool department as he tracks down richkid murderer Walter Wade Jr. (Bale), who's after the only witness to his crime, a scared waitress (Collette). An unctuous white yuppie, Walter Wade, Jr. (Christian Bale), bashes in the head of a young black man hanging out with three white girls at a midtown bar. His powerful father bails him out, and he hightails it to Switzerland.
