scatter from superfly

He isnt a bad actor, but its not like he finds many gradations within a young hustlers survivalist pout. Jacob Ming-Trent as Frederick "Fat Freddie" Davis, one of Priest's oldest colleagues. Trevors only 21 playing a 27 year old, and he worked so hard, she says. On the original release and videocassette, the film end credits roll with a shot of the top of the Empire State Building and the title track ("Superfly") plays. Although a Sep 1971 HR article listed Shores company Plaza Productions as the films intended production company, Superfly, Ltd. is listed onscreen and by copyright materials. Scatter reveals that the real head of the operation is Deputy Commissioner Reardon, who is trying to kill him for quitting. [10][11], On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 102 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10. Thats how hungry the audience was for a new screen mythology of African-American manhood. I'm just trying to make it real, baby like it is. The American Film Institute is grateful to Sir Paul Getty KBE and the Sir Paul Getty KBE Estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and without whose support AFI would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Making his feature directorial debut, Director X whose background is in music videos (Rihanna, Drake, Kendrick Lamar) shoots in Atlanta instead of Harlem, glamming up the story with fast cars,. According to some reviews of the film, the term super fly was slang for high-quality cocaine, while other reviews stated that it meant the pusher himself, or meant a superlative adjective that could be applied to anything. | On the one hand, its a clever idea to have the pair negotiate drug supplies while sparring in Scatters martial-arts gym; on the other, the cleverness becomes beside the point because Director X cant manage to make both the action and the dialogue work in tandem. AFI|Catalog - Super Fly As Priest, Ron ONeal had a charisma and enigmatic elegance that stood out in the Harlem back rooms and alleys where he did his business. Superfly (1972) Cast & Crew Cast; Crew; Ron O'Neal Priest Carl Lee Eddie Sheila Frazier Georgia Julius Harris Scatter Charles McGregor Fat Freddie Nate Adams Dealer Polly Niles Cynthia Yvonne Delaine Mrs. Freddie Gordon Parks Jr. Director Phillip Fenty Screenwriter Sig Shore Producer James Signorelli . Eddie: You're gunna give all this up? He was an actor and writer, known for Super Fly (1972), The Connection (1961) and The Doctors and the Nurses (1962). According to a 17 Sep 1972 NYT article, the project was initially brought to Shore by first-time screenplay writer Philip Fenty after Fenty and actor Ron ONeal, a longtime friend, had worked together to develop the story. To stay up to date with the The Credits, subscribe to our newsletter. Takin' it, sellin' it, bankrollin' so other small time pusher. [4] The film was financed by two directors: Gordon Parks, who had directed the 1971 film Shaft and Sig Shore, who produced Super Fly, and played Deputy Commissioner Riordan, or "The Man" in the film. He lacks Parkss canny compositional wit, his sense of the dramatic power of practical attention to time and space. The film was directed by Director X, written by Alex Tse and stars Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael K. Williams, Lex Scott Davis, and Jennifer Morrison.

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