Super Fly (1972)
August 4, 1972Release Date
Super Fly (1972)
August 4, 1972Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ron O'Neal
Youngblood Priest
Carl Lee
Eddie
Sheila Frazier
Georgia
Julius Harris
Scatter
Charles McGregor
Fat Freddie
Nate Adams
Dealer / Costume Design
Polly Niles
Cynthia
Yvonne Delaine
Mrs. Freddie
Henry Shapiro
Robbery Victim
James G. Richardson
Junkie
K.C.
Pimp
Make Bray
Junkie
Gordon Parks Jr.
Director
Phillip Fenty
Writer
Sig Shore
Producer
Al Kiggins
Police
Curtis Mayfield
Composer
Bob Bonds
Police
Fred Ottaviano
Police
James Signorelli
Cinematographer
Alex Stevens
Police / Stunts
Bob Brady
Editor
Harry Manson
Police
Floyd Levine
Police
Chris Arnett
Coke Buyer
Cecil Alonzo
Militant
Gene Chambers
Militant
John Williams
Militant
E. Preston Reddick
Karate Instructor
Lorraine Horn
Mother In Apartment
Nick Sands
Contracted Man
Bob Richards
Contracted Man
Nita Michaels
Hooker
Vicki McLaughlin
Hooker
Henry Gibson
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Lucky Scott
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Craig McMullen
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Tyrone McCullough
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
Craig P. Campbell
Child in Apartment (uncredited)
Alexander Williams-Green
Crew Member (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candace Allen
Second Assistant Director
Kurt Baker
Assistant Director
Jack Cooley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Lapham
Sound
Harry Madsen
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunts
Eamon Connolly
Assistant Editor
Irving Stimler
Associate Producer
James Farabee
Makeup Artist
Walter Fountain
Hairstylist
Webster McKnight
Hairstylist
Erik Cord
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 4, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Budget$500,000
Box Office$30,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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".