Movies
Gordon Parks Jr.
Super Fly
United States 1972
91 min •
English. Finnish subtitles
K16
Theme: Must see
The only game you know is do or die
The buzz around Shaft hadn’t even begun to fade when the director’s son, Gordon Parks Jr., cranked things up to eleven, resulting a Super Fly
Ron O’Neal plays Youngblood Priest, a cocaine dealer who realizes his life is on a fast track to either prison or the grave. His plan? To break free from the drug game by selling off his stash and making a clean getaway. But the local mob isn’t on board with that idea, leading to all sorts of shady dealings. Just like in Shaft, the fantastic soundtrack elevates the film to its own funk-infused dimension. The immortal music of Super Fly was crafted by Curtis Mayfield
Now, the film is being screened from an original 35mm film copy from the KAVI archives!