Charles Cioffi credited as playing...
Lt. Vic Androzzi
- [last lines]
- John Shaft: [on telephone] Vic, your case just busted wide open.
- Vic Androzzi: So close it for me.
- John Shaft: Cut the crap man, this is Shaft. Looks like you gonna have to close it yo'self, *shitty*!
- [cackles maniacally]
- John Shaft: Warms my black heart to see you so concerned about us minority folks.
- Vic Androzzi: Oh come on Shaft, what is it with this black shit, huh?
- [Vic holds a black pen up to Shaft's face]
- Vic Androzzi: You ain't so black.
- John Shaft: [Holds a white coffee cup next to Vic's face] And you ain't so white either baby.
- Vic Androzzi: Call me when you get home.
- John Shaft: I will.
- Vic Androzzi: [leaves, motions as if to close the door, and then...] Close it yourself, shitty.
- [cackles]
- Vic Androzzi: You got a minute, Shaft?
- John Shaft: I got no use for no dirty postcards, Vic. Get off my back, huh.
- John Shaft: It looks like war comin', huh?
- Vic Androzzi: It's a bad thing, John. Mafia against Bumpy. I mean, it's hood against hood - on the inside. On the outside, it's black against white. It could be, we could have tanks and troops on Broadway, if this thing breaks open.
- Vic Androzzi: That big eared Captain I got was listening. He thinks he heard you discussing a kidnappin'. Thinks the Mafia's involved. And he knows Bumpy Jones is involved.
- John Shaft: Tell him to ask Bumpy, then.
- Vic Androzzi: I did. He wants to ask you. Now. At the station. It's lousy timing right?
- John Shaft: Gonna take me in?
- Vic Androzzi: I will if I find ya. Are you home?
- John Shaft: Hell no.
- Vic Androzzi: That's too bad. Call me when you get home.
- Vic Androzzi: How come a couple-a cats from Harlem come downtown this morning looking for John Shaft?
- John Shaft: Well, they're soul brothers. They came down so I could teach 'em the handshake.
- Vic Androzzi: They find ya?
- John Shaft: Of course. I wasn't hiding.
- Vic Androzzi: If you find out anything, give me a call. I'm still at the 38th Precinct.
- John Shaft: Right on!
- Vic Androzzi: Somethings on the boil, John. I just want to know what it is before we need an adding machine to start countin' up the bodies.
- Vic Androzzi: I'm not asking you to sell out. Just - tell me the name of the game so I know the rules.
- John Shaft: [Shaft's home, and Vic is there to bring Shaft down to the preccinct - captain wants to talk to him, but, tells Shaft he can't; since he hasn't 'seen' him, yet] Hey, baby, please close the door, huh?
- Vic Androzzi: [Making fun of the girl] Close it yourself, shitty!