Super Fly

Aug 4, 1972

1h 31m

★ 6.3

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Superfly Ltd.

Sig Shore Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Super Fly Trailers

Cast

Priest

Ron O'Neal

Eddie

Carl Lee

Georgia

Sheila Frazier

Fat Freddie

Charles McGregor

Scatter

Julius Harris

Cynthia

Polly Niles

Dealer

Nate Adams

Mrs. Freddie

Yvonne Delaine

Robbery Victim

Henry Shapiro

Pimp

K.C.

Junkie

James G. Richardson

Junkie

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