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A standard definition DVD was released by Warner Brothers on January 14, 2004—the day its star, Ron O'Neal, died after battling cancer. The original blue and orange Warner logo is replaced by the updated AOL/Warner logo used at the time of DVD release. The end credits on the original film release and video cassette differ from the DVD.
Superfly (boxing), a 2017–2018 series of super flyweight boxing cards; MX Superfly, a motocross racing game released in 2002; Superfly, a recurring character in the Joe Cartoon franchise; Superfly Johnson, a character from the failed video game Daikatana; Superfly, the primary antagonist in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Upon its release, the album and song received poor critical response. The song's reception was contrary to the typically favourable reviews received by blaxploitation film soundtracks by other soul artists. Unlike Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, both Hayes' Shaft and Mayfield's Superfly were considered as breakthrough original film compositions.
"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).
Bonnaroo (or Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival) is an American annual four-day music festival developed and founded by Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment. Since its first year in 2002, it has been held at what is now Great Stage Park on a 700-acre (280 ha) farm in Manchester, Tennessee. The festival typically starts on the second Thursday in ...
Superfly TNT (dir. Ron O'Neil) That Man Bolt, starring Fred Williamson, is the first spy film in this genre, combining elements of James Bond with martial arts action in an international setting. Trick Baby is based on the book of the same name by ex-pimp Iceberg Slim. Willie Dynamite, Roscoe Orman (Gordon from Sesame Street fame) plays a pimp.
Mayfield had previously contributed two songs to Krakatoa, East of Java; the film was a critical and commercial failure, but marked his first foray into soundtrack work.. His contribution began when Super Fly director Gordon Parks Jr. asked Mayfield and his backing band to cameo as a nightclub act in the background of a sce
The song's music is featured prominently in the film's opening sequence and also recurs at several other points. Because of this usage the song was subtitled "Theme from Superfly" on its single release (but not on the album). It is not to be confused with "Superfly", a different song and the second single released from the Super Fly album. The ...