SUPER FLY (1972)
Famed for its all-time great soundtrack by soul maestro Curtis Mayfield, director Gordon Parks Jr.’s tale of Youngblood Priest (the ultra-dynamic Ron O’Neal) and his struggle to quit the drug trade has long been considered a seminal text in the Blaxploitation genre. A big-time Harlem cocaine dealer, Priest drives expensive cars, keeps a downtown white woman, and plans one last big score to escape his life of violence. But when corrupt cops working for the Mob learn of his plan, they try to make Priest a partner rather than arrest him. Now, can Priest outwit the street, the mob and the cops to win his freedom? Carl Lee, Julius W. Harris, Sheila Frazier and Mayfield (as himself) co-star. (Note adapted from Warner Bros.) DIR Gordon Parks Jr.; SCR Phillip Fenty; PROD Sig Shore. U.S., 1972, color, 91 min. RATED R
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Run Time: 91 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, September 08, 2023
Genre: Crime drama