'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died.
Shut yo mouth!
The best intro music of a TV show ever
I'll always remember as a kid waking up on a Saturday morning in my Shaft pajamas. I would go downstairs, drink a big glass of Shaft juice, and watch Shaft TV all morning.
RIP
On a side note, this is now the perfect time for a remake starring Michael Cera.
Oh, we're just gonna make Spider-Man black now?!
It would follow the trend. But once we make a character black we can never go back.
In the end it was pancreatic cancer that got him, but if you didn't know he was a breast cancer survivor, you should.
Check yours today, guys. And if you feel or see something, get it checked out.
My brother and I saw Shaft at a local theatre a couple years back. Picked it at random knowing nothing and it was fantastic, and is one of my favorite endings to a movie ever. If you've never seen it I recommend giving it a try. May his legacy live on.
The original, or the more recent remake with Samuel L. Jackson?
The original, I didnt know they made a remake. My local theatre does a lot of rescreenings.
RIP
