Super Fly(Movie, 1972)

Name: Super Fly
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Released: 1972
Duration: T01:33:00
Rating: 3.2

| 1h 33min | Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

Super Fly is a 1972 American blaxploitation neo-noir crime drama film directed by Gordon Parks Jr. and starring Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest, an African American cocaine dealer who is trying to quit the underworld drug business. The film is well known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul musician Curtis Mayfield. It was released on August 4, 1972. O'Neal reprised his role as Youngblood Priest in the 1973 film Super Fly T.N.T., which he also directed. Producer Sig Shore directed a second sequel, The Return of Superfly, released in 1990, with Nathan Purdee as Priest. A remake was released in 2018. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 32min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 32min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

About Super Fly

Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.

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Trailer for Super Fly + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Super Fly (1972) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:14)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Sig Shore Productions, Superfly Ltd.

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/04/1972

Cast: Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris, Charles McGregor

Director: Gordon Parks, Jr.

Producer: Sig Shore

Film Editor: Bob Brady

Director of Photography: James Signorelli

Composer: Curtis Mayfield

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"超级苍蝇"

"Superfly"

Keywords: dealer, blaxploitation cinema, new york city, drugs, mobster

3 movies in the Collection

1972 Super Fly

1973 Super Fly T.N.T.

1990 The Return of Superfly

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Super Fly(Movie, 1972)

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