Super Fly

Super Fly

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Music | Aug. 4, 1972

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.

Super Fly

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Music | Aug. 4, 1972

Super Fly
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Sig Shore Productions, Superfly Ltd.
Original title Super Fly
Directors Gordon Parks Jr.
Writers Phillip Fenty

Cast

Ron O'Neal

as Priest

Carl Lee

as Eddie

Sheila Frazier

as Georgia

Charles McGregor

as Fat Freddie

Julius Harris

as Scatter

Polly Niles

as Cynthia

Nate Adams

as Dealer

Yvonne Delaine

as Mrs. Freddie

Henry Shapiro

as Robbery Victim

K.C.

as Pimp

Make Bray

as Junkie

Sig Shore

as Deputy Commissioner