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raoulraoul@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

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raoulraoul@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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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.

R.I.P. He was a baaad mother–

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    Shut yo mouth!

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    The best intro music of a TV show ever

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    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.

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      Oh, we’re just gonna make Spider-Man black now?!

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        It would follow the trend. But once we make a character black we can never go back.

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    In the end it was pancreatic cancer that got him, but if you didn’t know he was a breast cancer survivor, you should.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20011122141213/http://www.usatoday.com:80/news/health/spotlight/2001-09-18-roundtree-cancer.htm

    Check yours today, guys. And if you feel or see something, get it checked out.

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    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.

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      The original, or the more recent remake with Samuel L. Jackson?

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        The original, I didnt know they made a remake. My local theatre does a lot of rescreenings.

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