Talk:Shaft (1971 film)

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 * The theme song was used as a walk up song for MLB HOFer Lou Brock 2600:1700:1FF4:4CF0:34AE:8B9A:ABE8:EED1 (talk) 04:09, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

RE: the original script having Shaft be white
I apologize if I'm doing this wrong, I've never done this before, but this factoid has been debunked as an urban legend, so why's it here? Citation: https://legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2016/07/29/was-shaft-nearly-played-by-a-white-actor-in-the-first-shaft-film/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.50.202.227 (talk) 03:45, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Spat
Vic echoes the girl's spat to Shaft, while he leaves, not while he comes in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.128.197.77 (talk) 17:03, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Blaxspoitation
Please enrich "many debate whether it actually falls under the category of blaxploitation itself" to provide details on why there is this conflict, or at least a link to a films forum discussing it. Alvis 04:25, 27 April 2006 (UTC)


 * If this is a debated term that is used by those critical of the film, should the very first sentence of the article be so casually refering "shaft is a blaxploitation film from the...." Etc? Seems like this should be written from a more NPOV, with the topic of whether it is "blaxploitation" relegated to its own section later in the article? I'm going to delete this from the summary for the time being. :96.41.68.81 (talk) 08:30, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

I'm planning to update this section completely- by talking about race in specific. -Jaqua04 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaqua04 (talk • contribs) 11:00, May 26, 2016 (UTC)

Page move
This page was moved from "Shaft (1971 movie)" to "Shaft (1971 film)" as per the naming convention set out at Naming conventions (films) – Ianblair23 22:31, 30 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, the Wikiquote entry's name wasn't changed from movie to film, so the link was pointing to a nonexistent page. I've fixed this (as far as I can tell). Naar 22:15, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

In-film bloopers and errors
Just been watching it. Call me a pedant if you want, but the way that the friction knot was rigged onto the abseil rope while setting up the hotel assault ... bad, very bad. It is possible to rig up like that using an Italian Hitch on a karabiner, but the actor fumbled and only put two turns of rope around the karabiner. Go the the back of the class, Mr Stunt Double, and more importantly plummet to the ground screaming then die.

Are "bloopers" a part of the normal Wikipedia movie description?

A Karley 00:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

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Miscegenation???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation

When "SHAFT" was released in 1971, one of the things that caused a frisson and made it a sensation was that the woman he casually picks up at the Greenwich Village bar was Caucasian. This had never been seen before in American cinema. It was something for which a black man could have been easily lynched or imprisoned for in the South just 10 years earlier. "SHAFT", while not the best movie ever, definitely is a culturally significant movie for many reasons.Johncheverly (talk) 15:23, 18 May 2013 (UTC)User:JCHeverly 19:07, 30 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Are you talking about Misogyny? If so, I am planning to update a section on how masculinity, sexuality, and misogyny are a part of this film. -jaqua04 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaqua04 (talk • contribs) 11:00, May 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * No, he is clearly talking about miscegenation. --EnOreg (talk) 14:23, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Film series
I am actually surprised there isn't already a Shaft film series page. With four films, a fifth on the way, and a TV series spin-off...this definitely needs to be made. Who's going to make the draft for the rest of us to read?.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 06:15, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Excessive links removed
In my opinion, Isaac Hayes was by far the best reason for this movie to exist. But it's ridiculous to spam the article with links to his name and reprints of his name. One link per person is enough, and only for notable people. (Hayes is absolutely notable, but not 50x more than anyone else in the world. :) ) TooManyFingers (talk) 07:14, 26 October 2023 (UTC)