Super Fly

Name: Super Fly
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Released: 1972-08-04
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Charles McGregor, Julius Harris

Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!

Super Fly (1972)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Video for the film Super Fly — Super Fly (1972) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Release date

1972-08-04

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Superfly Ltd., Sig Shore Productions

Genre

Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Budget

$500 000

Box office

$30 000 000

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Director

Gordon Parks Jr.

Actors

Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Charles McGregor, Julius Harris, Polly Niles, Nate Adams, Yvonne Delaine, Henry Shapiro, K.C.
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Phillip Fenty

Producer

Sig Shore

Camera operator

James Signorelli

Composer

Curtis Mayfield

Artist

Audition

Editing

Bob Brady
Whole Team (19)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The first film in history geared towards a Black audience, and also financed and directed by African Americans and representatives of other people of color.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People criticized the film for promoting drug use and its stereotypical depiction of African Americans.