Released:
2000-06-15

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. 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.

Director:
John Singleton

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Samuel L. Jackson
  as
  John Shaft
• 
  Vanessa Williams
  as
  Carmen Vasquez
• 
  Jeffrey Wright
  as
  Peoples Hernandez
• 
  Christian Bale
  as
  Walter Wade, Jr.
• 
  Busta Rhymes
  as
  Rasaan