The Return of Superfly

"He's hot as ice and twice as cool."

1990 1h 35m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 43

DramaActionCrime

Synopsis

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Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.

“He's hot as ice and twice as cool.”

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Cast

Nathan Purdee
Priest / Superfly
Margaret Avery
Francine
Leonard L. Thomas
Joey Maxwell
Christopher Curry
Tom Perkins
Carlos Carrasco
Hector Estrada
Samuel L. Jackson
Nate Cabot
Luis Antonio Ramos
Manuel
Kirk Taylor
Renaldo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sig Shore
Writers: Anthony Wisdom
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sig Shore, shot by Anghel Decca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Curtis Mayfield. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nathan Purdee and Margaret Avery and Leonard L. Thomas carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's hot as ice and twice as cool.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sig Shore directs. Anghel Decca behind the camera. Curtis Mayfield scores. John Mullen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Part of the "Super Fly Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sig Shore, shot by Anghel Decca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Curtis Mayfield. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Mullen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nathan Purdee and Margaret Avery and Leonard L. Thomas carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's hot as ice and twice as cool.".
9IMDB entry: tt0100480 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.