Super Fly

~Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!

Overview

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1972-08-04
Budget: $500000
Revenue: $30000000
Runtime: 91 min

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