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Super Fly is a 1972 film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., and stars Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest, a drug dealer who is trying to quit the underworld drug business.
This film is known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul singer Curtis Mayfield (see Super Fly (soundtrack)). Super Fly is one of the few films ever to have been outgrossed by its soundtrack.
Super Fly's glorification of drug dealers serves to subtly critique the civil rights movement’s failure to provide better...
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- Jul 1, 1972
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- Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!
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