Superfly

1972 • 91 minutes

About this movie

"Undeniably exciting" is what Leonard Maltin calls this pioneering film that kicked off the entire "blaxploitation" action film genre of the 1970s. When you're born, raised and trapped in the ghetto, you want to get out any way you can -- in this case, it's a Harlem drug dealer trying to set up a retirement fund before he quits the business for good. Directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. ("The Learning Tree"), and featuring the classic score by legendary Curtis Mayfield MPAA Rating: R (c) 1972 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Ratings and reviews

Along with Shaft, one of the best films of it's genre. Couple that with the great music sound track by the late Curtis Mayfield and you have a very enjoyable experience.