Super fly / the Sig Shore Productions ; produced by Sig Shore ; written by Phillip Fenty ; directed by Gordon Parks, Jr.

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Priest is a cocaine dealer who is just smart enough to know that there's no real future in dealing coke, and makes a proposal to his partner Eddie that would leave them with a million dollar profit each. But Scatter, the dealer who set Priest up in the cocaine trade, is both unwilling and unable to...

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Corporate Authors: Sig Shore Productions (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Shore, Sig, Fenty, Phillip, 1939-, Parks, Gordon, 1934-1979, O'Neal, Ron, Lee, Carl, 1926-1986, Frazier, Sheila, 1948-, Harris, Julius W., McGregor, Charles, 1922-1996, Adams, Nate, Niles, Polly, Signorelli, James, Brady, Bob, Mayfield, Curtis
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English and French with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2004, ©1972.
Edition:Widescreen presentation.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Drug dealers > Drama.
Drug traffic > Drama.
Cocaine > Drama.
Feature films.
Crime drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Crime drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Superfly.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Priest is a cocaine dealer who is just smart enough to know that there's no real future in dealing coke, and makes a proposal to his partner Eddie that would leave them with a million dollar profit each. But Scatter, the dealer who set Priest up in the cocaine trade, is both unwilling and unable to sell them that much product. As Priest looks for a new source for his big score, one of his underlings, Fat Freddie is picked up by the police. Freddie tells the cops about Priest's underground empire. Priest is confronted by the cops and learns they want to become his partner.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: commentary by USC School of Cinema and Television professor Todd Boyd; a new documentary, "Last deal: a retrospective", including interviews with cast and producers; Ron O'Neal on "The making of Super Fly"; Curtis Mayfield on Super Fly; and "Behind the threads," with costume designer Nate Adams.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ8 D0032120 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.N4 S86 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated R.
ISBN:0790785374
Credits:Director of photography, James Signorelli ; editor, Bob Brady ; music composer, Curtis Mayfield ; wardrobe designer, Nate Adams.
System Details:DVD; NTSC (Region 1); Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris, Charles MacGregor, Nate Adams, Polly Niles.