In 1989, NYPD Detective John Shaft, his wife Maya, and their infant son JJ Shaft survive an assassination attempt by drug lord Pierro "Gordito" Carrera. Concerned for their safety, Maya divorces Shaft, moves upstate, and raises JJ on her own.

"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. [1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movie's soundtrack by Stax Records' Enterprise label.

Jun 13, 2019 · Yet the film’s premise (a comedic riff on the Shafts) makes it clear that “shaft son” is not the cool Shaft in the family. Why is she looking at “shaft son” that way?

Shaft: Directed by Tim Story. With Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall. JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.

John Shaft II: Shaft's son. A brash, headstrong, and sharp NYPD detective who quits the force and becomes a private investigator after growing tired of corruption in the legal system. Appears in the 2000 and 2019 films.

John Shaft Jr. is the son of John Shaft (who pretended to be his uncle), the main protagonist of the 2000 film Shaft and a supporting protagonist in the 2019 film Shaft. He was played by Samuel L Jackson.

John Shaft Jr. may be an FBI cyber security expert, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education that only his dad can provide. Absent throughout his childhood, the legendary John Shaft agrees to help his son navigate the heroin-infested underbelly of Harlem, N.Y.

Jun 27, 2019 · Since a large part of the movie involves what kind of a father Jackson's Shaft was to his son (played by Jessie T. Usher), it makes sense to show Jackson dealing with his father. And the new film does acknowledge the 2000 version, with dialogue saying Roundtree had pretended to be Jackson's uncle.

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.

Jun 14, 2019 · This hurtful stereotype of African-American fathers is a major plot point in “Shaft,” for we have to deal with YET ANOTHER guy named John Shaft, Junior’s son (Jesse T. Usher). Since there are so many damn John Shafts in this movie, I shall henceforth refer to Usher’s character as Baby Shaft.