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Superfly (1972)

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Reviews Counted:60

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Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: SUPERFLY, along with COFFY and SHAFT, completes Blaxploitations's best known triumvirate. One of the highest-grossing pictures of 1972, SUPERFLY became an instant classic, and established director... SUPERFLY, along with COFFY and SHAFT, completes Blaxploitations's best known triumvirate. One of the highest-grossing pictures of 1972, SUPERFLY became an instant classic, and established director Gordon Parks firmly in Warner Brothers' sights to make THREE THE HARD WAY in 1974. Parks was one of the first African American directors to get financing from a major Hollywood studio to make the 1969 film THE LEARNING TREE. Super Fly is a cocaine dealer who begins to realize that his life will soon end with either prison or his death. He decides to build an escape from the life by making his biggest deal yet, converting the coke to cash and running off to start a new life. The problem is that the Mob does not have a retirement plan and will give him a choice of staying and selling for them or dying if they find out his intentions. With a terrific score by Curtis Mayfield and a star wearing threads to match, SUPERFLY is chock full of the sass, flash, and action Blaxploitation is known for. [More]

Starring: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Julius W. Harris, Charles McGregor

Starring: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Julius W. Harris, Charles McGregor, Sheila Frazier, K.C., Sig Shore

Director: Gordon Parks

Director: Gordon Parks
Producer: Sig Shore
Composer: Curtis Mayfield

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