Shaft

Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree. It is the fifth film in the Shaft series, a sequel to the 2000 film with the same title and was also Roundtree's final portrayal of the original eponymous character John Shaft Sr. before his death in 2023. The film was released theatrically in the United States on June 14, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures, and digitally in global markets on June 28, 2019, by Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.

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Dang. Man, I bet she looks good in scrubs. You know, I will tell her that you've been thinking about that. No. No, no, no. Come on. Don't do that. No, J, you know I wouldn't do you like that. Come on, now. And plus, you're like a badass FBI agent. She might actually give you a shot. I'm not an "agent" agent, per say. I'm a data analyst. Data analyst? Please tell me you don't tell anyone else that.

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Are you kidding me? Of course, I do. Cyber's running shit around here. Hey, Shaft. - Aye. - Conference room. Now. Um, it's John, sir.

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Okay, I gotta go.

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Yeah, run shit, huh? All right, everybody, listen up.

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As expected, the White House wants to ramp up cyber surveillance of potential terrorist threats. Specifically, we are keeping an eye on the Rashad Azzam Mosque in Harlem, and its cleric, Farik Bahar, who's drawn our attention with his frequent trips to Afghanistan.

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Now, we are going to need a complete digital blackout. - Is that clear? - Yeah. The last thing I need is that asshole from Channel Eight news spewing some bullshit story about Islamophobia running rampant through the Bureau.

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So heads on a swivel.

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Okay, who wants lead on this?

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Anyone else?

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Put me in the game, coach. I... Listen, rookie. This isn't some bullshit exercise they give you at the Academy. This is the real world.

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There's a certain hierarchy here you need to respect.

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Gotta give respect to get it.

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I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. What did you just say? How the hell did you hear that? Listen, kid, I don't have time to deal with the latest hotshot outta MIT looking to flex his nuts. I am dealing with daily terrorist threats, the worst heroin epidemic this city has ever seen, and a seven year old daughter who wants me to call her "Frank". You are a rookie. Know your fucking role.

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Pasternack, you run the show. Meeting dismissed.

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You want another? Happy Hour's almost up.

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Yeah, sure. Why not?

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Can't say no to a $16 wells.

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Are you like... an FBI agent or something?

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Yeah, well...

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Uh... I'm actually... more of a data analyst rather than an "agent" agent, I'm kind of like a cybersecurity expert...

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