When HarIem P.l. John Shaft first appeared on the movie scene he was a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact underscored by lsaac Hayes' Oscar®-winning Best Original Song . Richard Roundtree plays the hard-hitting, street-smart titIe role in these signature "blaxploitation films, hunting for a kidnap victim in Shaft, seeking a friend's murderer in Shaft's Big Score! - and mixing it up with mob thugs each time. FinaIly there's Shaft in Africa , with our hero bringing down a sIavery cartel. Shaft's the name. Excitement's the game! |