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Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)

Christopher St. John: Ben Buford

Shaft

Christopher St. John credited as playing...

Ben Buford

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  • Ben Buford: A lot of hyped-up black people give you that money you're spendin', pimp!
  • Bumpy Jonas: Don't you try to bullshit me, boy. We're all on the hustle. I sell broads and dope and numbers. You sell crap and blue sky. It's all the same game.
  • John Shaft: This is Ben Buford. Your little caper cost him five friends last night.
  • Ben Buford: We're gonna take it out of your ass, Pimp!
  • Bumpy Jonas: You're pushing me a little far.
  • Bumpy Jonas: Set a price.
  • Ben Buford: Ten thousand dollars a head. That's what honky's government pays a cat in the army for insurance. Ten grand a man. That's our price!
  • Bumpy Jonas: Alright.
  • Ben Buford: You tellin' me you're willing to lay out that kind of bread for Marcy? Don't jive me man.
  • Bumpy Jonas: Can always get more money. I only got one baby.
  • John Shaft: Watch your mouth, man.
  • Ben Buford: I'll say any damn thing I want.
  • Dina Greene: Not in this house. Not here, you won't.
  • Ben Buford: I got some dead brothers layin' out there and this ain't where I should be.
  • John Shaft: Till we find out why they're dead, this is the only place for you to be.
  • Ben Buford: You think like a white man.
  • John Shaft: You don't think at all! You want to get wasted?
  • Ben Buford: If that's what it takes, yeah!
  • Ben Buford: You grabbed a dope hustler up here from the Mafia. You made yourself some big bread. Now the Mafia cats wanna move in on ya.
  • Bumpy Jonas: So what?

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