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Revision as of 03:21, 14 September 2017

Walter Wade Jr. is the secondary antagonist of the 2000 film Shaft. He is portrayed by Christian Bale, who also portrayed Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.

History

The son of one of the wealthiest men in Los Angeles, Wade is spoiled, narcissistic and cruel, and lashes out violently at anyone who refuses to give him his way or stands up to him. He is also a virulent racist, and thinks all African-Americans are his inferior. One night, he goes to a club and drunkenly hurls racial slurs at Trey Howard, a young African-American man. When Howard responds by making fun of him, Wade flies into a rage and bludgeons him to death with a lead pipe. When questioned by Detective John Shaft, Wade claims to have acted in self-defense, but mocks Howard when he dies; disgusted, Shaft punches Wade in the face, breaking his nose.

Wade jumps bail and escapes justice in Europe for two years. Meanwhile, his father bribes the one witness to the murder, Diane Palmieri, to keep quiet. When he tries to sneak back into the U.S., Shaft is waiting for him and put him under arrest. While in jail, he meets drug dealer Peoples Hernandez, and hires him to kill Shaft. Ultimately, however, Shaft kills Peoples and persuades Palmieri to testify against Wade. Before she has the chance, however, Howard's mother guns Wade down in front of the courthouse.