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Shaft's Big Score! ()

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Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.
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John Shaft
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Bumpy Jonas
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Willy
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Gus Mascola
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Rita
Wally Taylor ...
Johnny Kelly
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Capt. Bollin (as Julius W. Harris)
Rosalind Miles ...
Arna Asby
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Pascal
Angelo Gnazzo ...
Al (as Angelo Nazzo)
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Johnson
Melvin Green Jr. ...
Junior Gillis
Thomas Anderson ...
Preacher
Evelyn Davis ...
Old Lady
Richard Pittman ...
Kelly's Hood #1
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Cal Asby
Thomas Brann ...
Mascola's Hood
Bob Jefferson ...
Harrison
Dan Hannafin ...
Cooper (as Dan P. Hannafin)
Jimmy Hayeson ...
Caretaker
Henry Ferrentino ...
Det. Salmi
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Rip (as Frank Scioscia)
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Cabaret Dancer
Gregory Reese ...
Foglio
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Mascola's Girl
Cihangir Gaffari ...
Jerry (as John Foster)
Joyce Walker ...
Cigarette Girl
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Croupier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gordon Parks

Written by

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Ernest Tidyman ... (based upon characters created by)
 
Ernest Tidyman ... (written by)

Produced by

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David Golden ... associate producer
Roger H. Lewis ... producer (as Roger Lewis)
Stirling Silliphant ... executive producer (uncredited)
Ernest Tidyman ... producer

Music by

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Gordon Parks

Cinematography by

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Urs Furrer ... director of photography

Editing by

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Moe Howard ... (as Harry Howard)

Casting By

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Judith Lamb

Art Direction by

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Emanuel Gerard

Set Decoration by

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Robert Drumheller

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Joseph G. Aulisi ... (as Joe Aulisi)

Makeup Department

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Martin Bell ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William C. Gerrity ... assistant director

Art Department

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Robert Hart ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Lee Bost ... sound
Hal Watkins ... sound
Robert Rogow ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Tony Parmelee ... special effects (as Tony Parmalee)

Stunts

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Alex Stevens ... stunt coordinator
Marvin Walters ... stunt coordinator
Ernest Robinson ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ronald M. Lautore ... camera operator (as Ronald Lautore)
Gary Muller ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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Tom McIntosh ... music supervisor
Al Aarons ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Murray Adler ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dale L. Anderson ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Colin J. Bailey ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Ray Brown ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bobby Bruce ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: drums (uncredited)
James Cleveland ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
David H. Cohen ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Buddy Collette ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Gene Estes ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Wilton Felder ... musician: fender bass (uncredited)
Victor Feldman ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Clare Fischer ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Caesar Giovannini ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Richard Hazard ... orchestrator (uncredited)
William Hinshaw ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Freddie Hubbard ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Plas Johnson ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Bernard Kundell ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Tom McIntosh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Joe Pass ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Jerome Richardson ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Marshal Royal ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Joe Sample ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Robert Sushel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Tony Terran ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Britt Woodman ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

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Roger H. Lewis ... presenter (as Roger Lewis)
Stirling Silliphant ... presenter
Celia Bryant ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Walter Burrell ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Penny Davis ... Wardrobe (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When Shaft finds out that a dead friend ran a numbers racket out of his legitimate business and left $250,000 unaccounted for, he knows why he has suddenly found himself in the middle of a war between rival thugs. These goons are all trying to take over the territory of the dead man as well as get their hands on the missing 250 grand. Shaft has all he can handle trying to track down the money and, at the same time, keep his friend's sister from the clutches of the hoods. Written by Alfred Jingle

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Taglines A brand new caper. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Big Bamboo (United States)
  • Les nouveaux exploits de Shaft (France)
  • Shaft - Liebesgrüsse aus Pistolen (Germany)
  • Shaft vuelve a Harlem (Spain)
  • Shaft II - Shaft rensar stan (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,978,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Gordon Parks the films director composed the score for this film and is drastically different than the one written by Issac Hayes in the original film. Parks influence on this film is based work on the legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington and it is noticeable in several cues including the one written for the films' signature chase sequence which runs nearly 20 minutes that ends the film. See more »
Goofs Obvious fake helicopter that Shaft shoots and it explodes. Its rotors were not spinning before the explosion and it was hanging from the overhead steel framework of the abandoned shipyard before being dropped in flames. Additionally, a fiery explosion happens on the ground underneath the helicopter even before it hits the ground. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (2004). See more »
Soundtracks Blowin' Your Mind (Theme from Shaft's Big Score!) See more »
Quotes Shaft: What are you buzzards doing here?
Bumpy Jonas: Well, well. Ha. We go to a lot of funerals, Shaft, Willy and me. One day, we'll drop in on yours.
Willy: Real soon.
Shaft: You're not invited.
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