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Currently you are able to watch "SuperFly" streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on Tubi TV. It is also possible to rent "SuperFly" on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Microsoft Store online and to download it on Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home.
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Jun 18, 2018 · Is ‘Superfly’ a remake? Here’s what Joel Sliver told us; Joel Silver defends ‘Superfly’s’ threesome sex scene; Joel Silver dampens those ‘Matrix’ reboot rumors
- There's Hollywood History Around The Original 'Super Fly'
- The New Movie Is Rooted in The Original
- The Setting and The Story Have Notable Updates
- 2018 Issues Resonate in The New Movie
- The Comparisons Basically Stop There
The new film, reimagined by Director X, has similar beats as the original "Super Fly." That film was deemed blaxploitation, a term coined to describe a slew of 1970s films that made African-Americans protagonists of their own stories, but explicitly aimed for urban audiences with plots steeped in crime, violence and casual sex. The genre is seeing ...
Like its predecessor, "Superfly" boasts a stellar soundtrack, this time manned by Atlanta-born rapper Future, who is also one of the movie's producers. (Fans will immediately note the use onscreen of the original movie's infamous "Pusherman" track.) In the remake, Trevor Jackson ("Grown-ish") takes over for Ron O’Neal as Priest, the morally centere...
No longer set in Harlem, "Superfly" moves to the streets of Atlanta, folding in contemporary culture and the socioeconomic challenges the African-American community continues to face. Priest now has more money and more problems: He's beefing with a local gang called Snow Patrol while getting in too deep with his supplier across the border. 1972's C...
The original "Super Fly"folded in elements of the Black Panther movement, casting its lens on the poverty-stricken streets of Harlem, where dealing drugs was one of the few options for upward mobility. In Director X’s version, police brutality and Black Lives Matter are threaded into the story, with audiences exposed to Atlanta police shooting a bl...
Though the original "Super Fly" was heralded for its stylish composition and powerful social commentary, the new "Superfly" is aiming for a more commercial reception. Director X, known for directing music videos for Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Drake, has called his film a hip-hop remix of the original. “It’s a black action movie,” he told Vulture. ...
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- Trevor Jackson is officially grown. Trevor Jackson plays the lead, Priest. He is a drug-dealer like Ron O’Neal’s Youngblood Priest from the original 1972 classic.
- Casting Big Boi as the God-fearing, over-sexed politician was brilliant. Lately, it seems that Outkast member Big Boi has found his second calling in entertainment.
- Kung Fu and Art: Drug dealers should never look like drug dealers. Priest is a successful drug dealer because he was trained by the best. His mentor is Scatter (played by Michael K. Williams) is like the movie’s Yoda.
- Who is Morris Day? Speaking of Priest’s hair. There is a joke that is in this film that made everyone in the audience over 35 crack up. Scatter talks about teaching Priest style.
Super Fly is a 1972 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by Gordon Parks Jr. and starring Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest, an African American cocaine dealer who is trying to quit the underworld drug business. The film is well known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul musician Curtis Mayfield.
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Mar 23, 2018 · Watch the first teaser trailer for 'Superfly', the remake of the iconic blaxploitation film from Director X, the celebrated music video director behind the hit videos of Jay-Z, Drake, Rihanna,...
