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Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)

Super Fly T.N.T. poster
Directed by
Ron O'Neal
Genre
drama film, blaxploitation film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former drug dealer named Youngblood Priest gets drawn back into a dangerous world of crime and political intrigue. He becomes involved with revolutionaries and faces threats from both American and African forces.

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What happens

Super Fly T.N.T. is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by and starring Ron O'Neal. O'Neal reprises his role of Youngblood Priest from the 1972 film Super Fly. The film was both a critical and commercial failure. The film was released on VHS in 1993 and on Blu-ray in 2025. The film was shot in Rome, Italy and other locations such as Senegal. A sequel, The Return of Superfly, was released in 1990, with Nathan Purdee as Priest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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