Shaft's Big Score!

1972
R
1h 44m

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6.0/10

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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.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.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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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.

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.

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.

Connections
Featured in Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (2004)

Soundtracks
Blowin' Your Mind (Theme from Shaft's Big Score!)
Lyrics and Music by Gordon Parks
Sung by O.C. Smith

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Featured review

6/10

Shaft Is Back

Shaft (Richard Roundtree) investigates the murder of an old friend and finds himself in a war between mobsters and pimps. OK blaxploitation sequel isn't as good as the first film but is still entertaining. The plot seems like something taken from some old private detective movie from the '40s and updated to the gritty '70s. Director Gordon Parks also does the music for this one. It's not bad but not as good as Isaac Hayes. My favorite scene is the one that goes back & forth between the sexy dancers in body paint and Shaft getting his butt kicked in slow motion backstage. Overall, not bad but not particularly memorable. Shaft is still cool and there are several sexy ladies and lots of colorful dialogue. It will keep you entertained throughout.