Theme from Shaft V Theme from Get Carter

Which one do you prefer?

Two iconic themes from the same year.

There was a full video of Roy Budd & co performing GC. Sadly this video just has Budd on his own.

Everyone has had there Jack Carter moment.

Mine was when someone asked me why I was going up North. I said 'to find out what happened'. The truth was I was visiting my aunt & uncle.

Only thing me & John Shaft have in common is we are both 'sex machines to all the chicks'.

Mike Hodges couldn't believe Caine agreed to play such a bastard as Carter.

Ian Hendry who plays Eric Pace was originally going to be Carter. Can't see it myself. Albert Finney maybe.

Caine said he wanted an alternative to the 50's & 60's crime shows which showed criminals as soft & stupid - 'it's a fair cop guv'.

Caine says the film looks like Mary Poppins now. But even now it is quite hard hitting.

First knew of Shaft when 'Shaft's Big Score' was on TV.

It had a bigger budget after the success of Shaft & there was enough action to keep a young me interested.