The latest super fly 1972 film videos on dailymotion. The film was both a critical and commercial failure. The working titles of the picture were super fly two and super fly ii. Super fly 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Super fly made a superstar out of ron oneal for a brief, shining moment anyway. Full movie in hd visit a harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to rome, where he joins. Super fly is a 1972 american blaxploitation crime drama film directed by gordon parks, jr. In this movie, superfly tnt, priest breaks down and hustles for a political cause by risking his life for a people. Aug 15, 2010 check out this video of my 1971 cadillac eldorado convertible customized to resemble superfly s car from the 1972 film, superfly. The fly is not a bad film but more a product of its time rather than a timeless classic. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of superfly t. You know, i cant imagine anyone buying this film except someone who admires black exploitation films and thought this would follow up on the trend. In august 20, ses platform services later mx1, now part of ses video won an international tender by turner broadcasting system, to provide playout services for tnt film, and for tnt serie, tnt glitz, cartoon network, boomerang and cnn international in both sd and hd for the germanspeaking market, digitization of existing turner content, and playout for turner ondemand and. Super fly was one of those films where everything seemed to fall into place and everything that would have seemed to work against it became an asset.
Super fly, a 1972 curtis mayfield soundtrack to the film superfly song, the albums title track. I would encourage any fan of super fly and ron oneal to skip this lame sequel and search out the hitter instead. With ron oneal, roscoe lee browne, sheila frazier, robert guillaume. The films gut pleasures are real, and there are a lot. Oneal reprises his role of youngblood priest from the. Primarily a stage actor before this, oneal lights up the screen as the iconic antihero priest, and gave him enough clout to direct the sequel, 1973s super fly tnt. Recommended for fans of 80s grotesque animatronic horror and, of course, cronenberg fans. R 1h 27min action, crime, drama 15 june 1973 usa a harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to rome, where he joins an african revolution. Unlike the recent films shaft in africa and super fly tnt, which reflect the thinking of avant. Superfly 1972 priest ron oneal, a suave toprung new york city drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade.
It was a massive flop in the 70s and is still horrible to watch. Find and watch all the latest videos about super fly 1972 film on dailymotion. Sig shore, the connecticutbased producer, had previously been an importer of foreign films including the 400 blows and hiroshima mon amour and had never produced a film before. Aug 18, 20 she also appeared in the illfated 1973 sequel super fly tnt directed by oneal and has recently been seen in a recurring role on the cbs series n. Parents need to know that super fly is a 1972 movie about a cocaine dealer attempting to make a deal large enough to retire and get out of the business. But he truly redeems himself after super fly tnt, a few years later, with the excellent grindhouse classic the hitter, a film that received no attention, but is a million times better than this shallow vanity piece. Like shaft from 1971 it was one of the first films starring strong black characters with a mostly black cast. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 12,217 views. Nov 19, 2016 super fly made a superstar out of ron oneal for a brief, shining moment anyway. The movie opens with scenes of what turns out to be rome. The film is well known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul musician curtis mayfield. She also appeared in the illfated 1973 sequel super fly tnt directed by oneal and has recently been seen in a recurring role on the cbs series n. This car features 22 inch chrome rims, custombuilt chrome. Superfly gave me a sense, as an aspiring young filmmaker, of a different kind of possibility, that we could tell stories where we were not victims, not being oppressed, hudlin added.
His life has become peaceful and he is utterly bored, so when a gunsmuggling african revolutionary. Superfly 2018 the movie is a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film super fly. Both films have been called superfly, super fly, and superfly. Department of afroamerican research arts culture,511 views 11. Ron oneal was a great actor, but um, this film didnt do him any good. Superfly, a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film super fly giant panda song, a 2005 single by giant panda superfly, a song by 4 non blondes on their only album bigger, better, faster, more. This sequel to superfly has former drug dealer youngblood priest living in rome with his lover. A harlem drug dealer ron oneal and his girlfriend sheila frazier retire to rome, where he joins an african revolution. A harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to rome, where he joins an african revolution. Oneal reprises his role of youngblood priest from the 1972 film super fly. The films title refers to a phrase uttered in the picture by the character.
Directed by gordon parks jr with ron oneal, carl lee, sheila frazier, julius harris. The daily routine of cocaine dealer priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire. T is a highly entertaining sequel which deserves more credit than it very often gets. Super fly film super fly 1972 film requesting move because this film has a remake currently filming. I loved everything about this one with the exception of the soundtrack i liked this soundtrack but missed curtis mayfield and the film s finale which doesnt end on as high a note as the original film since this time priests new line of hustling has just started. Sep 23, 1973 unlike the recent films shaft in africa and super fly tnt, which reflect the thinking of avant. Youngblood priest, an africanamerican drug dealer who specializes in selling cocaine, enjoys a luxurious lifestyle in harlem. The film was released on vhs in 1998, but it has not been released on dvd or bluray. I would encourage any fan of super fly and ron oneal to. Priest, socalled because the tip of the cross he wears is fasioned in the shape of a spoon, with which he frequently samples his wares, yearns to leave the life and go straight, despite the money he makes. The two films were such boxoffice smashes that they spawned a whole genre, the blaxploitation film. Check out this video of my 1971 cadillac eldorado convertible customized to resemble superflys car from the 1972 film, superfly.