Title Sequence HD | Shaft in Africa | Warner Archive

[@kwameaboagye121]

I have been fortunate enough to watch all the Shaft series as youth. Brother John Shaft is the man. RIP Brother Gordon Parks, Brother Levi Stubbs, Brother Larry Payton and Brother Obie Benson

[@jerryj920]

July 9th: Happy birthday former Ebony Fashion Fair model / Actor Richard Roundtree/"Shaft"...thank you and God bless....thank you, Warner Archive for the upload of this video. Blessings.....

[@jasonsterling4129]

RIP Richard Roundtree, Frank McCrae, Vonetta McGhee, Thomas Batiste, Cy Grant, Neda Arneric, Marne Maitland, and Frank Finlay...The Starring Cast of SHAFT IN AFRICA! They are officially all gone now!

[@Lloydrussell8]

We’ll see u in heaven our good legend legends never die

[@Crazymike1975]

RIP Richard Roundtree 1942-2023

[@user-rl3iv2jk9q]

I am 60 . I saw a few of the premiere episodes as a youth in Indiana , although I do not reme.ber them . I do remember brief segments . I watched them on a small television in my bedroom , we were upper middle-class white folks . My father joined in local civil rights activity in the 1970s . RIP , MR. RICHARD ROUNDTREE , you are an American hero , greatly revered by many surviving Americans of my age group .

[@kaithomas7920]

I watched this sequence on VHS a million times because of the fantastic music. The title song 'Are You Man Enough', performed by the Four Tops was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter who also wrote and produced the Four Tops' great 1972 album 'Keeper Of The Castle'. They gave a very modern funky sound to the Motown legends.

[@inthezone4123]

Kai, this tune is on the Main Street People album. Keeper of the Castle is also marvelous, especially if you can listen to it in quadraphonic sound. I really like the first two Shaft films, but for me this one takes a dive after he leaves the park. The theme song is the highlight of the film.

[@winstonjwingo]

This soundtrack .rest easy mr. Richard roundtree

[@hanslesolo]

70s absolutely a golden age for music

[@davidbrown6461]

100% the BEST for everything

[@antoniojackson5710]

Yes all I listen to. Best recording. 60's was simple music with poor recordings and 80's was getting simple with a lot of digital sounds in music.

[@user-rl3iv2jk9q]

I agree with you .

[@joericci4094]

After seeing this in the Theater, I went right to the Record Store and bought the Album

[@siddiqahmad5193]

TCM does a decent job of running '70's era blaxploitation films. You can catch this an many others late night weekends.

[@justinjames6140]

I agree. They do.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

IMO the best film of the Shaft series. And yes, it had great music also.

[@coronbentley572]

I agree 💯💯💯!!!

[@siddiqahmad5193]

They were all great flicks, but NOTHING beats the original... NOTHING!

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@siddiqahmad5193 I like the original. It's too bad more Shaft films were not made.

[@onlyone23km]

@@siddiqahmad5193 2019 I think did just that.

[@onlyone23km]

I beg to differ. 2019 was the best.

[@k.delpino1124]

You can't even walk in the park. Perfect name for the piece of music from this scene.

[@User-zzyyxxvv]

The soundtrack is out of this world.

[@billybergendahl3515]

Great movie and song.

[@brianmarshall4753]

Richard Roundtree RIP 1942-2023 🙏🏾

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Interesting tie-in that the first Shaft movies' entire soundtrack was released in Quadraphonic sound, and the title track here "Are You Man Enough" was also released in Quad on the Four Tops' album "Main Street People". Although there next album "Meeting of the Minds" was also released in Quad, it had a song I wished had been used in a Shaft movie, titled "One Chain don't make no prison".

[@otisroseboro5613]

This one is my favorite

[@jasonsterling4129]

We just lost ShihanTaky Kubota (Who choreographed the fight scenes and stick fights of this movie. His name is on the opening credits) last month. He was also a teacher of mine. Amazing man and mentor. Rip Kubota Shihan and thank you for giving us great Martial Arts wisdom and entertainment.

[@nightrunner1456]

Shaft was great, low budget, with great one liner.

[@waltergiles86]

Hated the plot, loved the movie, rip Richard, best of the best soundtracks!!! THAT'S all folks, ❤❤❤

[@lucarambaldi2089]

ALFA ROMEO QUADRIFOGLIO...❤💖❤

[@otisroseboro5613]

I have the theme to this movie love it classic

[@tamya2833]

WHY AINT NOBODY TALKING BOUT HOW HE BLOCKED A BULLET WITH A BRANCH

[@richyakuoko2360]

Lol true

[@jimcurlott8768]

Excellent question, Tamya. Just how DID the big guy avoid the bullets from Shaft''s 38 revolver?

[@camarathorpeful]

😂😂😂

[@sorosub4562]

Love how they stole his Alfa’s hubcaps and now the wheels look better

[@MonroeWilliams-li2sj]

All the real soul brothers are gone that was a hell of an era I miss those 70s

[@funnycide3461]

I would like to know where the hell is that limo driver going. He went from Manhattan, Queens, Nassau county then back to NYC.

[@camthorpe9388]

😂😂😂

[@jasonsterling4129]

Fun fact: Did you know this movie was originally supposed to be called..SHAFT IN THE ORIENT or SHAFT IN ASIA and BRUCE LEE had been casted to Co Star in it as either the heavy (Main Villian) or as an undercover agent whom hires Shaft to come to Hong Kong to help destroy a slavery ring. Some reason or another the idea was pitched that it should be done in Africa, for the simple fact that Hong Kong and Japan was starting to become overused for Action films, especially those with Foreign (Westerner Leads). Stirling Silliphant (Who wrote the film, but was also a student of Bruce) agreed abd re wrote the film. Bruce still wanted to be a Co star in it, feeling it would hopefully launch an international partnership with Africa, Hong Kong and the USA, and hopefully make Africa a new hotbed to do Martial Arts films. Unfortunately Bruce died just before the plans were finalized, which is why a certain character was added to replace Bruce's would have been character. How do I know this? I heard it from those who were on the inside, who were there when all this happened. The now late Frank McCrae and Richard Roundtree themselves. Told me the exact same story one year apart.

[@waltervalencia1270]

Great actor

[@Romerano30]

what's the black car? Lincoln, Cadillac? it is so magnificent, massive.

[@MustafaPriestt]

Caddy

[@djvelocity]

2:48 - literally wtf? What happened? Did he miss? And then just like, see a gun pointed at him and he gives up and dies? 🤔

[@antoniojackson5710]

He shot blanks and when he got shot it was a tranquilizer dart that put him to sleep.

[@characterunderconstruction5891]

I loved Shaft, just hoped he would have stayed in New York. Cat named Shaft ain't going be bad with a stick, dashiki or no Bedouin attire. Can you say leather, subway and 125th street?

[@eddiesoul4890]

Shaft was the Black James Bond but Badder!!

[@Kamilta]

Anihay Musa hadarmo

[@sidstorch2615]

What I like about this film is how realistic it is about the black man’s plight. Opens with 3 white kids (prolly KKK) stealing his hubcaps, and of course it’s only gotten worse in the years since!

[@timpriddy349]

Jim from USED CARS......

[@josealexanderdiazcastillo2497]

Alfa Romeo Guilia Veloce 2000 GT

[@kaguth]

I should watch this full movie, but can someone explain why the guy is bulletproof?

[@russianfunkerroma]

Blank cartridges.

[@abrahamleon4216]

Abe format

[@sydneyfoote718]

Stupid movie

[@Micosanmiguel]

Not a stupid movie

[@stephenpowell5912]

Stupid idiotic comment.