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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 The Enforcers Oct 09, 1973

EP2 The Killing Oct 30, 1973

EP3 Hit-Run Nov 20, 1973

EP4 The Kidnapping Dec 11, 1973

EP5 Cop Killer Jan 01, 1974

EP6 The Capricorn Murders Jan 29, 1974

EP7 The Murder Machine Feb 19, 1974

6.5| 0h30m| NR| en

Synopsis

Shaft is a series of TV movies that aired along with Hawkins during 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three films beginning with Shaft, and starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the character needed to be toned down. Now instead of working against the police, he worked with them. The series rotated with Hawkins starring James Stewart as a country lawyer who investigates his cases, similarly to his earlier film Anatomy of a Murder. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.

Cast

Richard Roundtree

Director

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Trailers & Clips

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Reviews

Tuchergson Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Jared Prophet I caught two of these episodes on TNT in the mid 90's.Hit and Run with Anthony Geary and another, maybe Cop Killer. They were both very cool. I was quite impressed. As accessible as Shaft's Big Score.I have no idea why it was cancelled after only 7 episodes, or why Warner Bros has not found a reason to put these episodes on 2 discs, and charge $29.99 for them. If they double side one of the discs there will be plenty of room for a interview with Richard Roundtree. With only seven episodes, they can probably interview most of the guest cast too.