Shaft’s Big Score!
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Shaft’s Big Score! is a 1972 blaxploitation crime-action film and the second installment in the Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft as he investigates a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaft's Big Score! (1972 film) | 1 |
| Shaft’s Big Score! canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7713194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shaft’s Big Score! Context triple: [Joseph Mascolo, appearedIn, Shaft’s Big Score!]
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A.
Shaft (2000 film)
Shaft (2000 film) is a 2000 action-crime thriller that reimagines the classic blaxploitation character John Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson as a tough NYPD detective taking on corruption and violent crime.
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B.
Shaft (soundtrack)
Shaft (soundtrack) is Isaac Hayes's influential 1971 soul and funk film score, best known for its iconic "Theme from Shaft" and its pioneering role in blaxploitation cinema music.
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C.
Shaft (2019 film)
Shaft (2019 film) is an action-comedy sequel that reunites multiple generations of the Shaft family as they team up to solve a crime in modern-day New York City.
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D.
Shaft (1971 film)
Shaft (1971 film) is a landmark 1971 American blaxploitation crime thriller that introduced private detective John Shaft and became influential for its style, music, and cultural impact.
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E.
von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaft’s Big Score! Target entity description: Shaft’s Big Score! is a 1972 blaxploitation crime-action film and the second installment in the Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft as he investigates a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune.
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A.
Shaft (2000 film)
Shaft (2000 film) is a 2000 action-crime thriller that reimagines the classic blaxploitation character John Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson as a tough NYPD detective taking on corruption and violent crime.
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B.
Shaft (soundtrack)
Shaft (soundtrack) is Isaac Hayes's influential 1971 soul and funk film score, best known for its iconic "Theme from Shaft" and its pioneering role in blaxploitation cinema music.
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C.
Shaft (2019 film)
Shaft (2019 film) is an action-comedy sequel that reunites multiple generations of the Shaft family as they team up to solve a crime in modern-day New York City.
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D.
Shaft (1971 film)
Shaft (1971 film) is a landmark 1971 American blaxploitation crime thriller that introduced private detective John Shaft and became influential for its style, music, and cultural impact.
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E.
von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
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blaxploitation film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterCreatedBy | Ernest Tidyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | Ernest Tidyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Urs Furrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Gordon Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Folsey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | John Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
corruption
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gang rivalry ⓘ organized crime ⓘ revenge ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| follows | Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
blaxploitation ⓘ crime ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Shaft in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gordon Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Shaft film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | private detective investigating a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gordon Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Drew Bundini Brown
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Mascolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Imrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED ⓘ W.T. Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Shaft’s Big Score! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaft’s Big Score! Description of subject: Shaft’s Big Score! is a 1972 blaxploitation crime-action film and the second installment in the Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft as he investigates a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shaft's Big Score! (1972 film)