Dynamic Samuel L. Jackson stars as New York City cop John Shaft, who quits the force and decides to dispense his own brand of vigilante justice against a racist killer (Christian Bale) and a Dominican drug lord (Jeffrey Wright). Richard Roundtree, who played the original John Shaft in three '70s crime dramas, has a cameo as Jackson's uncle and namesake. Busta Rhymes, Vanessa Williams, Dan Hedaya.