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'Super Fly T.N.T.' is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed 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 according to some critics.

The film was released on VHS in 1993, but it has not been released on DVD or Blu-ray. It was shot in Rome, Italy and other locations such as Senegal.Senegal a Ha ven for U. S. Film Makers: Doubles as Interpreter Little Enthusiasm

By THOMAS A. JOHNSONSpecial to The New York Times.12 Mar 1973: 36.
A sequel, 'The Return of Superfly', was released in 1990, with Nathan Purdee as Priest.

Plot



Youngblood Priest and Georgia have now relocated to Rome from New York and now are living in Rome. Priest drops Georgia off and when she goes to the place, she meets a black American man named Jordan who recognizes her from New York. Priest meanwhile has been feeling bored in Rome, so he plays poker games with Italian businessmen every day to entertain himself. In one of the games, Priest has a run-in with Dr. Lamine Sonko, whose country of Umbria was destroyed by battle tanks and who came here to talk to Priest, however he ignores him.

Priest then has a dinner engagement with Georgia, Jordan and his girlfriend, Lisa and after they talk, Jordan starts singing, much to the dismay of Priest.

Georgia tells Priest that she wants children and to start a family, but Priest refuses. He then meets Jordan the next morning and they talk about their previous lives in New York, with Priest mentioning a little bit about him being a drug dealer. After he has a horse riding lesson, Priest meets dr. Sonko, however theyre attacked by an assassin, but dr. Sonko manages to subdue him in time.

Priest and the doctor go to Priests place, where they talk about Umbria, Priest refuses to help dr. Sonko however and he leaves. Priest then realizes that dr. Sonko was right about Umbria and tells Georgia that hes going there, which makes her angry. The next morning, Priest arrives in Umbria, and then back in Rome, decides to help dr. Sonko. In one of his casino games, he talks to one of the businessmen, Matty Smith, to help him with the weapons.

Matty agrees and the next morning, Priest says goodbye to Georgia and dr. Sonko before he boards the plane. After landing however, he is betrayed by the people and detained by soldiers in the airport, who bring them to their commander and beat him up before keeping him in a jail cell.

The commander then calls dr. Sonko and priest hears from nearby how the poor doctor has to accept defeat from the soldiers. The commander then leaves and one of his henchmen goes to check on Priest, but is electrocuted by him, the other also goes to check, but he is also beaten to death by Priest.

Priest then goes out of the place and into some Africans standing in a circle with him in the middle of it. Priest then returns from Umbria, all nice and safe and reunites happily ever after with Georgia again.

Cast



* Ron O'Neal as "Youngblood" Priest

* Roscoe Lee Browne Dr. Lamine Sonko

* Sheila Frazier as Georgia

* Robert Guillaume as Jordan Gaines

* Jacques Sernas as Matty Smith

* William Berger as Lefebre

* Silvio Noto as George, Restaurant Proprietor

* Olga Bisera as Lisa

* Federico Boido as Rik, Mercenary

* Dominic Barto as Rand

* Minister Dem as General

* Jeannie McNeil as Riding Instructress

* Luigi Orso as Crew Chief

* Curtis Mayfield as Himself; his band, The Curtis Mayfield Experience, also appears in the film.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack was done by English/African/Caribbean band Osibisa and charted at #159 on the Billboard charts and #41 on R&B albums. It has been re-issued on CD by Red Steel Music with bonus tracks in 1995.

Track listing

All songs arranged, performed and composed by Osibisa.

Musicians

'Teddy Osei', from Ghana; - tenor sax, flute, African drums & vocals


'Sol Amarfio', from Ghana; - drums


'Mac Tontoh', from Ghana; - trumpet, flugel horn, kabasa


'Jean Mandengue', from the French Cameroons; bass guitar, percussion, vocals


'Gordon Hunte', from Guyana; - lead guitar & vocals


'Robert Bailey', from Trinidad; - organ, piano, timbales


'Kofi Ayivor', from Ghana; - congas, African drums, percussion, vocals

Additional brass arrangements by Mike Gibbs

Release



The film was to be released by Warner Bros. but they dropped the film a month before it was due to be released due to concerns about unfavourable reaction from certain groups, similar to that received by the original.

The film premiered in New York City on June 15, 1973, which was boycotted by members of the Congress of Racial Equality.

In popular culture



*In the 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction', Jules Winnfield, portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson (who acts in 'The Return of Superfly'), says to John Travolta's Vincent Vega, "Every time my fingers touch brain, I'm Super Fly T.N.T. I'm the Guns of the Navarone"

References




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