Super Fly

"Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!"

1972 1h 31m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 167

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Synopsis

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Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

“Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!”

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Cast

Ron O'Neal
Priest
Carl Lee
Eddie
Sheila Frazier
Georgia
Charles McGregor
Fat Freddie
Julius Harris
Scatter
Polly Niles
Cynthia
Nate Adams
Dealer
Yvonne Delaine
Mrs. Freddie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Parks Jr.
Writers: Phillip Fenty
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $30M — a 60.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., shot by James Signorelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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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 Carl Lee and Sheila Frazier carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Parks Jr. directs. James Signorelli behind the camera. Curtis Mayfield scores. Bob Brady cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $30M — a 60.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
354 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Super Fly Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., shot by James Signorelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Curtis Mayfield. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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 Carl Lee and Sheila Frazier carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!".
10IMDB entry: tt0069332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.