Movie connections for
Shaft (1971) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Shaft in Africa (1973)
"Shaft" (1973)
Shaft (2000)

Spin off

"Shaft" (1973)

References

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
School for Sex (1968)
The Scalphunters (1968)
MASH (1970)
 -  Title can be seen on a movie theatre marquee when Shaft takes a cab to Amsterdam Avenue
Patton (1970)
 -  Title can be seen on a movie theatre marquee when Shaft takes a cab to Amsterdam Avenue
Scorpio 70 (1970)
 -  Title can be seen on a movie theatre marquee when Shaft takes a cab to Amsterdam Avenue
Love Story (1970)
Get Carter (1971)
 -  Title can be seen on a movie theatre marquee when Shaft takes a cab to Amsterdam Avenue

Referenced in

Du bei chuan wang (1971)
 -  In the American version, the Shaft instrumental theme is used in the opening credits.
The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)
 -  Winning song performed by Isaac Hayes
Hit Man (1972/I)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
 -  Richard Pryor's character has a speech about private investigators in the movies. The speech quite clearly references John Shaft.
Délires porno (1977)
"Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (#4.5)" (1978)
 -  referenced by Nick the lounge singer
"Saturday Night Live: Rod Stewart (#7.1)" (1981)
 -  Title mentioned by Raheem Abdul Mohammed on SNL Newsbreak
Forced Vengeance (1982)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Legend of Dinosaurs (#1.21)" (1989)
 -  Joel notes the movie's theme music sounds like Issac Hayes' famous theme song.
"The Kids in the Hall: (#1.2)" (1989)
 -  Cabbage head: "Why don't you play something sexy, like Shaft?"
New Jack City (1991)
"The Simpsons: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (#2.11)" (1991)
 -  Bart and Lisa sing the Isaac Hayes-penned theme song from the 1971 movie
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Joel: That Trumpy is one bad mother... Crow, Servo: Shut your mouth.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: She Ain't Heavy (#2.8)" (1991)
 -  Dee Dee, Will and Geoffrey talk about this film.
Bébé's Kids (1992)
"Seinfeld: The Pilot (#4.23)" (1993)
 -  Elaine's favorite movie(mentioned by Seinfeld).
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Servo: Who's the puffy guy who's the big blurry sex machine? Mitchell!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)
 -  Servo: Sounds like Shaft is coming.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Jules' "Bad Motherf****r" wallet is a reference to Isaac Hayes' themesong
"The Critic: Every Doris Has Her Day (#1.7)" (1994)
 -  the movie title is printed on Jay's boxer shorts
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba (#7.19)" (1994)
 -  Crow: "Shaft did it better."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (#7.21)" (1995)
 -  sings Theme song
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Wedding Show (Psyche!) (#5.18)" (1995)
 -  Some dialogue copied, Will & Lisa have a Shaft-themed wedding, Isaac Hayes performs the theme
Bad Boys (1995)
"NewsRadio: Big Day (#1.5)" (1995)
 -  plot point and the song is recited in dialogue
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Cold Feet, Hot Body (#5.23)" (1995)
 -  Will and Denise mention the film
So Wrong They're Right (1995)
 -  Listed on an 8-track of movie songs.
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Girl 6 (1996)
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
 -  A poster is visible in Smitty's office.
"Married with Children: Bud Hits the Books (#10.24)" (1996)
 -  Griff says he "did the Bundy" while watching this film.
Fled (1996)
Clayton's Friends (1996)
Afro Promo (1997)
 -  This film is referenced in the trailer for "Cool Breeze" (1972).
"NewsRadio: Complaint Box (#3.14)" (1997)
 -  shaft lyrics written on complaint card
Good Burger (1997)
Fainaru fantajî VII (1997) (VG)
Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)
"The X Files: Bad Blood (#5.12)" (1998)
 -  Mulder regurgitatates lines from Shaft when Scully finds him on the floor next to the bed,
U.S. Marshals (1998)
"Father Ted: Going to America (#3.8)" (1998)
 -  Ted listens to the theme from the movie and sings along to it.
I Got the Hook Up (1998)
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV)
"Just Shoot Me!: What the Teddy Bear Saw (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  Theme song mentioned.
"ER: Masquerade (#5.5)" (1998)
 -  Benton dresses up as John Shaft; the show's theme sounds in the background.
The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
The Blood Tide (1998) (V)
 -  Goyor talks about Blade as Shaft with Vampires
"Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier" (1999)
Giving It Up (1999)
 -  The women in the office try to figure out what music is being used for the presentation.
"Kaubôi bibappu: Mushroom Samba (#1.17)" (1999)
 -  A hard-boiled African-American character called Shaft.
8MM (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (#11.3)" (1999)
 -  Grandpa: I'm talking about... Crow: Shaft, John Shaft.
"American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light" (2000)
"Futurama: Raging Bender (#2.12)" (2000)
 -  A film called "Shaft on Recidi 9" is playing in the cinema.
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Nurse Betty (2000)
Whipped (2000)
Sexy Beast (2000)
What Women Want (2000)
My First Mister (2001)
"Spaced: Change (#2.2)" (2001)
 -  The quote "Jar Jar binks makes the Ewoks look like f***ing Shaft!"
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Bones (2001)
Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV)
Zilch (2002)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Undercover Brother (2002)
Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis (2002)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002) (V)
 -  mentionned once
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
 -  dialogue
"Scrubs: My Friend the Doctor (#3.8)" (2003)
 -  A patient's family member says that "Shaft is our Citizen Cane"
"Top Gear: (2004-05-09)" (2004)
 -  Theme music heard during the "France challenge"
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Trois 3: The Escort (2004) (V)
 -  poster seen on wall
"Veronica Mars: Clash of the Tritons (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  "get all Shaft on him"
"Desperate Housewives: Fear No More (#1.20)" (2005)
 -  Richard Roundtree's character, Mr. Shaw, works for the Hafts Detective Agency. "Hafts" is an anagram of "Shaft". Richard Roundtree played John Shaft in Shaft (1971).
"Tripping the Rift: Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  Theme tune parodied during flashback
"Lost: Orientation (#2.3)" (2005)
 -  Sawyer calls a black guy "Shaft"
One Hundred and Eighty: The Tour Documentary (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"That '70s Show: Spread Your Wings (#8.13)" (2006)
 -  Isaac Hayes sings an alternate Shaft Theme Song ("Theme for Fez") in Fez' daydreaming sequence
"Crossing Jordan: Blame Game (#5.15)" (2006)
 -  In the beginning, Bug arrives at work in his cool new car and smooth new outfit while the theme to Shaft is playing.
Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (VG)
 -  An advertisement reading "Shaft week" can be seen outside the Oakley Drive-in Theater
Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Death Proof (2007)
 -  This film's theme is one of the records in the jukebox.
Leroy (2007)
 -  One of Leroy's friends lends him a video of the film, and they talk about it again on several occasions.
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
 -  In Egypt, the "Shaft" theme is heard in a foreign language.
"Psych: Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered! (#3.5)" (2008)
 -  Shawn says, "It is a bad mother" and is cut off by Gus, who says, "Shut your mouth!"
"Two and a Half Men: The Two Finger Rule (#6.19)" (2009)
 -  Michael Clarke Duncan's character says that his wife named his penis Mr. Roundtree after Richard Roundtree. Later he and other cast members sing the theme from 'Shaft'.
Streets of Blood (2009)
 -  a black cop is sarcastically called Shaft
"FlashForward: Black Swan (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  Ned compares his future black self to the character Shaft

Featured in

Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location (1971)
Precious Images (1986)
Classified X (1998) (TV)
Undercover Brother (2002)
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)
 -  many scenes from this film appear here
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
 -  clips
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Theme from Shaft" is #38 on the list.
"SexTV: Shafted: The Story of Blaxploitation Cinema (#8.18)" (2006)
 -  Clip from the movie is used in this doc about blaxploitation cinema.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  In Memoriam tribute
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips from the film are featured in this documentary

Spoofed in

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
UHF (1989)
Tank Girl (1995)
 -  Tank Girl sneaks around in the garage to the sound of the theme from Shaft.
"The Fast Show: Mixa (#2.2)" (1996)
 -  A snooker player is spoofing Shaft from this movie. Whenever he appears, music spoofing the Shaft theme tune plays and sometimes 70's backgrounds appear behind him.
Girl 6 (1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
 -  The opening song is sung similar to theme of this movie.
Good Burger (1997)
Steel (1997)
 -  Richard Roundtee's character says he "likes the shaft" of the hammer he designed
Shafted! (1999)
Love Stinks (1999)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Jedi Hunter (2002)
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
"Kim Possible: The Golden Years (#2.9)" (2003)
 -  Drakken refers to Nanna Possible as "a bad grandmother," to which Kim interrupts "Shut your mouth." Drakken replies, "I'm talking about Nanna"
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
 -  After all 3 endings, George says that Nick needs a theme song and proceeds to spoof Shaft's theme: "Who is the man who's half-Chinese and half-white man? KANG"
"Scrubs: My Friend the Doctor (#3.8)" (2003)
 -  There is a spoof rendition of the Shaft theme song.
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (V)
 -  theme song is parodied in the skunk's song
Beerfest (2006)
 -  A scene with a tough black lady in a neat leather coat while the Shaft-theme is playing
"Saturday Night Live: John C. Reilly/My Chemical Romance (#32.3)" (2006)
 -  Theme from Shaft is spoofed as 'Harpoonman'

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