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The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
Sheila Frazier
- Georgia
- (as Shiela Frazier)
Julius Harris
- Scatter
- (as Julius W. Harris)
Charles McGregor
- Fat Freddie
- (as Charles MacGregor)
James G. Richardson
- Junkie
- (as Jim Richardson)
Fred Ottaviano
- Police
- (as Fred Rolaf)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of a few films with a soundtrack that grossed more than the film itself.
- GoofsThe number of men attacking Priest in the final fight scene varies from shot to shot, though, from the angles used, there should be a consistent number.
- Quotes
Youngblood Priest: I'm gettin' out, Eddie.
Eddie: Gettin' outta what?
Youngblood Priest: The cocaine business.
Eddie: Oh, sweet. Sh*t. Say, those junkies must have knocked a hole in your head. You're gonna give all this up? 8-Track Stereo, color T.V. in every room, and can snort a half a piece of dope everyday? That's the American Dream, nigga! Well, ain't it? Ain't it?
- Alternate versionsThe Warner Bros. logo in some prints including the 2023 airing on TCM is plastered with the 2001 variant.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Cinema Snob: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (2018)
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Classic Blaxploitation, Plain and Simple
Youngblood Priest (Ron O'Neal) 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.
You have to love the musical score from Curtis Mayfield; "Super Fly" is one of the few films ever to have been outgrossed by its soundtrack. And there are lots of interesting facts about this film: The film was shot by director of photography, James Signorelli, who would go on to become the film director at Saturday Night Live. The director's father, Gordon Parks, was the director of "Shaft", another blaxploitation classic, and financed this movie with the help of two dentists.
Does the film glorify drug use (particularly cocaine use)? I suppose that depends on your interpretation. Many say it does, the creators say it was intended to show the negative aspects of drug culture. I can see it both ways. I mean, gee, your hero is a drug pusher. But his life is hard... and yet, this hard life is presented as glamorous. Who knows?
You have to love the musical score from Curtis Mayfield; "Super Fly" is one of the few films ever to have been outgrossed by its soundtrack. And there are lots of interesting facts about this film: The film was shot by director of photography, James Signorelli, who would go on to become the film director at Saturday Night Live. The director's father, Gordon Parks, was the director of "Shaft", another blaxploitation classic, and financed this movie with the help of two dentists.
Does the film glorify drug use (particularly cocaine use)? I suppose that depends on your interpretation. Many say it does, the creators say it was intended to show the negative aspects of drug culture. I can see it both ways. I mean, gee, your hero is a drug pusher. But his life is hard... and yet, this hard life is presented as glamorous. Who knows?
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- Superfly
- Filming locations
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Mister B's bar, 2297 7th Avenue and West 135th Street)
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- Budget
- $58,000 (estimated)
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