Superfly - 1972

The first time I heard of the genre blaxsploitation was when my brother entered the 48 hour short film competition and I was part of his crew... there was a list of possible genres you could be assigned and that was one of them. I don't know what I watched to get myself in tune with the genre, but I know I got a crash course in it. Think starting early 1970s, usually a hot black guy (maybe a detective) with amazing hair and exploiting popular black culture... Think Blackula or Shaft.

Or think SUPERFLY. Main character, Priest, lives in an amazing pad, is a cocaine dealer with a wicked lifestyle but wants to get out of the business... his trench coat and hair are pretty funky and he gets to touch a lot of booty (reow).

Like most cult movies, drugs feature heavily and there is enough blow to send the entire cast of Dumbo to the moon and back. Yup, more glorified drug use. If you deal cocaine, you too can have all the ladies, apartments, cars, friends and designer clothes you like (never mind the outcome being prison or death, you'll have the time of your life before you get there - or if you do it, make money and get out the game even better... then what you did is a o.k.) NOT!

Curtis Mayfield did the soundtrack - he's the guy who did "Move on Up" (every time I hear that song I can't help but think of Bend it Like Beckham)  so you know as well as enjoying the movie you're gonna be grooving in your seat.

Thumbs up!

Rent movies mentioned in this blog from Fatso here:
Bend it Like Beckham
Dumbo
Shaft

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