Super Fly (1972)

Action, Crime, Drama, General Film

Director: Gordon Parks Jr.

Writer(s): Phillip Fenty

Starring: Ron O’Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris, Charles McGregor, Nate Adams, Polly Niles, Yvonne Delaine, Henry Shapiro, K.C., James G. Richardson, Make Bray, Al Kiggins, Bob Bonds, Fred Ottaviano, Alex Stevens, Harry Manson, Floyd Levine, Sig Shore, Chris Arnett, Cecil Alonzo, Gene Chambers, John Williams, E. Preston Reddick, Lorraine Horn, Nick Sands, Bob Richards, Nita Michaels, Vicki McLaughlin, Curtis Mayfield, Henry Gibson, Lucky Scott, Craig McMullen, Tyrone McCullough

Synopsis: Super Fly is a cocaine dealer who begins to realize that his life will soon end with either prison or his death. He decides to build an escape from the life by making his biggest deal yet, converting the coke to cash and running off to start a new life. The problem is that the Mob does not have a retirement plan and will give him a choice of staying and selling for them or dying if they find out his intentions.

Release Date: August 4, 1972 (USA) | Length: 91 min | Genre: Action, Crime, Drama | Certificate: R

Note: I didn’t find a clear shot of Tyrone McCullough. He is the drummer on stage when The Curtis Mayfield Experience is playing “Pusher Man” but can only be seen for a moment. I tried to find another picture of him but he only played that one song in the movie and on the soundtrack.