Episode 405: Super Fly (1972)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

We wrap up Black History Month 2019 with three white guys talking about one of the pillars of the blaxploitation pantheon, Super Fly (1972). Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., written by Philip Fenty, and produced by Sig Shore, the film stars Ron O'Neal as Priest, a drug deal who’s looking to get out of the game. The film was derided for its glorification of drug use and lauded for its soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield.

Chris Stachiw and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the film, its two very uneven sequels, and the 2018 remake from Director X.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.5	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:08.1	Uptown, there's this dude who's bad.
0:12.4	And he ain't just fly. He's superfly.
0:17.3	Yeah, superfly.
0:23.9	When it comes to women, they come to him He's got it all
0:25.5	The path, the money, the ride
0:28.1	But it's still not enough
0:29.9	I'm gonna run a number
0:32.0	I'm getting out the million in cash
0:34.7	This is a chance
0:36.1	And I want to take it now before I have to kill somebody.
0:40.1	Before somebody ices me.
0:41.9	He wants a big score.
0:43.8	A million in cash.
0:45.7	Yeah, the big one.
0:48.2	He's got a plan to stick it to the man.
0:51.8	He's super hood, super high.
0:54.2	Super dude. Superfly. Super's super hood, super high. Super dude.
0:55.4	Superfly.
0:56.8	A six-year production from Warner Bros.
1:00.2	Rated R. Under 17, not admitted without a parent.
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