Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 06/06/2000
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/1
Run Time: 104 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
This is the hurriedly produced sequel to
Gordon Parks' trend-setting hit
Shaft.
Richard Roundtree is on hand once again, portraying "the cat who's a bad mutha." In this installment,
Shaft investigates the murder of a well-respected Harlem figure and funeral-home director,
Cal Asby (
Robert Kya-Hill), who is blown to smithereens after stashing money in a coffin.
Cal's funeral is attended by
Bumpy Jonas (
Moses Gunn), the local Harlem boss. Since
Bumpy is attending
Cal's funeral,
Shaft suspects some dirty dealings between
Bumpy and
Cal's business partner
Kelly (
Wally Taylor). After the funeral,
Shaft returns home to find that his place has been ransacked.
Kelly arrives to inform him that he is taking over
Cal's funeral-home business. When
Kelly leaves,
Captain Bollin (
Julius Harris) makes an appearance and takes
Shaft downtown for questioning about
Cal's murder.
Bollin reveals that
Cal and
Kelly were in cahoots -- running a numbers racket and involved with
Gus Mascola (
Joseph Mascolo), another local gangster.
Bollin agrees to let
Shaft go on the provision that he will inform him of any leads. Now
Shaft must track down the real killer to get his Harlem neighbors off the hook.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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