Super Fly T.N.T.

"Same dude with a different plan... in another country with a different man."

1973 1h 27m EN

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5.7

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4.4

IMDB

★5.7TMDB · 10★4.4IMDB · 417

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Synopsis

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A Harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to Rome, where he joins an African revolution.

“Same dude with a different plan... in another country with a different man.”

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Cast

Ron O'Neal
Priest
Roscoe Lee Browne
Dr. Lamine Sonko
Sheila Frazier
Georgia
Robert Guillaume
Jordan Gaines
William Berger
Lefebre
Jacques Sernas
Matty Smith
Roy Bosier
Customs Man
Jeannie McNeil
Riding Instructress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ron O'Neal
Writers: Sig Shore, Ron O'Neal, Alex Haley
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Part of the "Super Fly Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Brady shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ron O'Neal and Roscoe Lee Browne and Sheila Frazier carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ron O'Neal directs. Bob Brady cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
353 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
5Part of the "Super Fly Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Editor Bob Brady shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ron O'Neal and Roscoe Lee Browne and Sheila Frazier carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Same dude with a different plan... in another country with a different man.".
10IMDB entry: tt0070753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.