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− | Shaft | + | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} |
+ | |name=Shaft | ||
+ | |picture=Shaft POSTER.jpg | ||
+ | |caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | ||
+ | |country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | ||
+ | |director=Gordon Parks | ||
+ | |date=1971 | ||
+ | |studio=Shaft Productions | ||
+ | |distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
+ | |character1=John Shaft | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Richard Roundtree]] | ||
+ | |character2=Bunky | ||
+ | |actor2=[[Antonio Fargas]] | ||
+ | |character3=Charlie | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Victor Arnold]] | ||
+ | |character4=Lieutenant Androzi | ||
+ | |actor4=[[Charles Cioffi]] | ||
+ | |character5=Davies | ||
+ | |actor5=[[Tony King]] | ||
+ | |character6=Bumpy Jonas | ||
+ | |actor6=[[Moses Gunn]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | '''''Shaft''''' is a 1971 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and stars [[Richard Roundtree]] as John Shaft, a private detective who is hired by Harlem Mafia boss Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn) to find his kidnapped daughter Marcy (Sherri Brewer). With help from black nationalist organization leader Ben Buford (Christopher St. John) and NYPD Police Lieutenant of Detectives Vic Androzzi ([[Charles Cioffi]]), he ventures into a dangerous world of gangsters, pimps and junkies. The film received an Academy Award for actor/musician [[Isaac Hayes]], who composed the music and sang the now iconic theme song. The film would spawn several sequels, including the [[Shaft (2000)|2000 feature film update]] that starred [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and Roundtree reprising his role as well as its ''[[Shaft (2019)|2019 sequel]]''. | ||
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+ | {{Film Title}} | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
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+ | =Handguns= | ||
== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
John Shaft ([[Richard Roundtree]]) uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] 1st Gen throughout the film. Throughout the first half of the film, he carries a blued one and keeps a nickel one wrapped up in his refrigerator, which he uses for the rest of the film. | John Shaft ([[Richard Roundtree]]) uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] 1st Gen throughout the film. Throughout the first half of the film, he carries a blued one and keeps a nickel one wrapped up in his refrigerator, which he uses for the rest of the film. | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special .38 Special]] | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special .38 Special]] | ||
− | [[ | + | [[File:ColtNickelDS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nickel Colt Detective Special .38 Special]] |
[[Image:Shaft Colt DS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shaft holding his Colt Detective Special one one of Bumpy Jonas' ([[Moses Gunn]]) gangsters]] | [[Image:Shaft Colt DS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shaft holding his Colt Detective Special one one of Bumpy Jonas' ([[Moses Gunn]]) gangsters]] | ||
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== Colt M1911 == | == Colt M1911 == | ||
− | One of the gangsters that Shaft fights in the beginning carries a Colt [[M1911]], identifiable by | + | One of the gangsters that Shaft fights in the beginning carries a Colt [[M1911]], identifiable by its ejection port, which is smaller than the M1911A1. Shaft is also seen using one to arrest some of Marcy's kidnappers in a bar. |
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 .45 ACP]] | ||
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[[Image:Shaft 1911 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shaft continues to aim at the kidnappers while they are arrested]] | [[Image:Shaft 1911 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shaft continues to aim at the kidnappers while they are arrested]] | ||
[[Image:Shaft Colt DS 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Ben Buford's men (On the left) holds a Colt 1911 while rescuing Marcy]] | [[Image:Shaft Colt DS 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Ben Buford's men (On the left) holds a Colt 1911 while rescuing Marcy]] | ||
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== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
− | The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is briefly seen being used by one of Ben Buford's | + | The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is briefly seen being used by one of Ben Buford's street soldiers and one of the kidnappers. A snubnose version is also seen being held by one of Buford's men. |
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special]] | ||
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[[Image:Shaft 1903 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the scene]] | [[Image:Shaft 1903 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the scene]] | ||
+ | =Submachine Guns= | ||
+ | == Thompson M1928 == | ||
+ | The [[M1928 Thompson]] submachine gun is commonly seen throughout the film, most notably used by Marcy's kidnappers. It is also wielded by some of Ben Buford's ([[Christopher St. John]]) men while rescuing Marcy with Shaft in the end. There is also a brief scene when three of Buford's men are gunned down in a stairwell by a mafia hitman's Thompson when mafia gunmen stormed his building. | ||
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+ | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Thompson M1928 with 50 round drum magazine .45 APC]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A policeman's Thompson cuts down Ben Buford's men]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marcy's kidnappers aim their Thompsons]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A kidnapper holds his Thompson on Shaft after shooting him in the arm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the kidnappers picks up his Thompson while guarding Marcy]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ben Buford with his Thompson]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ben Buford fires his Thompson at a kidnapper]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Shaft thompson 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of Buford's Thompson as he guns down more kidnappers]] | ||
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+ | {{Shaft}} | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Detective]] | [[Category:Detective]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Blaxploitation]] |
+ | [[Category:National Film Registry]] |
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Shaft is a 1971 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and stars Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a private detective who is hired by Harlem Mafia boss Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn) to find his kidnapped daughter Marcy (Sherri Brewer). With help from black nationalist organization leader Ben Buford (Christopher St. John) and NYPD Police Lieutenant of Detectives Vic Androzzi (Charles Cioffi), he ventures into a dangerous world of gangsters, pimps and junkies. The film received an Academy Award for actor/musician Isaac Hayes, who composed the music and sang the now iconic theme song. The film would spawn several sequels, including the 2000 feature film update that starred Samuel L. Jackson and Roundtree reprising his role as well as its 2019 sequel.
The following weapons were used in the film Shaft (1971):
Handguns
Colt Detective Special
John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) uses a Colt Detective Special 1st Gen throughout the film. Throughout the first half of the film, he carries a blued one and keeps a nickel one wrapped up in his refrigerator, which he uses for the rest of the film.
Colt M1911
One of the gangsters that Shaft fights in the beginning carries a Colt M1911, identifiable by its ejection port, which is smaller than the M1911A1. Shaft is also seen using one to arrest some of Marcy's kidnappers in a bar.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 is briefly seen being used by one of Ben Buford's street soldiers and one of the kidnappers. A snubnose version is also seen being held by one of Buford's men.
Colt Model 1903 Hammerless
One of Buford's men can briefly be seen with a Colt Model 1903 while rescuing Marcy.
Submachine Guns
Thompson M1928
The M1928 Thompson submachine gun is commonly seen throughout the film, most notably used by Marcy's kidnappers. It is also wielded by some of Ben Buford's (Christopher St. John) men while rescuing Marcy with Shaft in the end. There is also a brief scene when three of Buford's men are gunned down in a stairwell by a mafia hitman's Thompson when mafia gunmen stormed his building.