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1972

Super Fly

Directed by Gordon Parks Jr.
Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!

Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.

Duration

1h 31m

Released

August 4, 1972

Revenue

$30,000,000

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6.3

Rating146

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Cast36

  • Ron O'Neal
  • Carl Lee
  • Sheila Frazier
  • Charles McGregor
  • Julius Harris
  • Polly Niles
  • Nate Adams
  • Yvonne Delaine
  • Henry Shapiro

Part ofThe Super Fly Trilogy

Includes Super Fly (1972), Super Fly T.N.T. (1973), and The Return of Superfly (1990).

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