Although actor ron o neal, who played priest in the 1970s version, helped develop the movie into an iconic production, trevor sought to make the character his own in the remake. The daily routine of cocaine dealer priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire. Part 4 of 5 great 45 minute long documentary on blaxploitation hero ron oneal and the movie superfly from the e. Priest grows tired of his dangerous lifestyle and devises a. Career criminal youngblood priest wants out of the atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down. Theres only one stud who could rip off new york, ruin rome, and stay alive to run a number in africa. Oneal was also a director and writer for the sequel. Part 1 of 5 great 45 minute long documentary on blaxploitation hero ron oneal and the movie superfly from the e. Cruising in star ron o neal s customized eldorado, with partner eddie carl lee entering a restaurant where composer curtis mayfield, whose soundtrack made even more money than the movie, probably wouldn t have played, is. The classic crime drama featured ron oneal as youngblood priest, a drug dealer who sells cocaine. Ron oneal september 1, 1937 january 14, 2004 was an american actor, director and screenwriter, who rose to fame in his role as youngblood priest, a new york cocaine dealer, in the blaxploitation film super fly 1972 and its sequel super fly t.
For some three decades before his death from cancer in 2004, actor ron o neal struggled to distance himself from his 1972 role as youngblood priest in the 1972 smash movie, superfly. Superfly actor ron oneal, 70s blaxploitation film star. Like its predecessor, superfly boasts a stellar soundtrack, this time manned by atlantaborn rapper future, who is also one of the movies producers. Directed by gordon parks jr with ron oneal, carl lee, sheila frazier, julius harris. Perhaps this definitive blaxploitation film is the story a stylish harlem drug pusher ron oneal trying to score one last big deal before retiring from a life of crime.
Youngblood priest ron oneal lives large in the rotten apple that is new york. A profile on leading man ron oneal, produced at the time of the films initial release, is also included, as well as another featurette with costume designer nate adams showing off some vintage threads used in the movie, the original theatrical trailer, and an illuminating audioonly interview with the late curtis mayfield in which he. The best way to describe why superfly doesnt surpass gordon parks jr. Working with his reluctant friend, eddie carl lee, priest devises a.
Ron oneal of superfly blaxploitation legend and sexy. Superfly is a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film super fly. Ron oneal was great in this movie and the storyline is realistic. Trevor jackson talks ron oneals character in superfly. The new superfly trailer looks stylish and explosive. Ron oneal, a stage and film actor who rode the wave of blaxploitation movies in the early 1970s starring as the sartorially resplendent harlem drug dealer in the 1972 hit superfly, has died. Working with his reluctant friend, eddie carl lee, priest devises a scheme that will allow him make a big deal and then retire. Priest ron oneal, a suave toprung new york city drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Ron oneal was a struggling stage performer when he developed the treatment of super fly with screenwriter phil fenty, who promised oneal the starring role. Rent superfly 1972 starring ron oneal and carl lee on dvd and bluray. But he claimed after superfly all he was offered were roles as pimps and drug dealers. Super fly is a cocaine dealer who begins to realize that his life will soon end with either prison or his death. Superfly is one of the most enduring streetwise films of its era, due to the dynamic central performance of ron oneal red dawn, original gangstas, the sizzling score by curtis mayfield and the gritty direction of the late gordon parks, jr.
The pinnacle of blaxploitation movies, the 1972 superfly stars ron oneal as a drug dealer who wants out of the business but decides to take out some enemies in the process. Ron oneal was best known for his iconic role in the 1972 blaxploitation breakthrough superfly. Super fly is a 1972 american blaxploitation crime drama film directed by gordon parks jr. Everything from the clothes, the language and vehicles of that era are captured in this movie. Oneal had languished in the theater before his superfly break. Ron oneal surfaced to the spotlight after starring in superfly in 1972 you are watching the movie superfly on putlocker hd. Ok, i may have lied when i said that he is a priest, but i would love for laurence to get that coat. I watched ron oneal on superfly for the first time on sunday morning 3rd of june, 2007 in the uk, but to tell the truth, i am a curtis mayfield fan and had the superfly album and wanted to always see the movie. Superfly 1972 movie clip pusherman cruising in star ron o neal s customized eldorado, with partner eddie carl lee entering a restaurant where composer curtis mayfield, whose soundtrack made even more money than the movie, probably wouldn t have played. Sadly this seemed less like a narrative, more like watching ron oneals amateur vacation footage. Ron oneal color poster superfly classic blaxpoitation shopping guide blaxploitation ron oneal in the movie superfly cinema du meep. Although actor ron oneal, who played priest in the 1970s version, helped develop the movie into an iconic production, trevor sought to make the character his own in the remake.
If only this were anywhere near as great as the radio spots put out as the cornerstone of sig shores marketing campaign. From utica, ny he got his big break when he was cast in charles gordones pulitzer prizewinning play no place to be somebody, which began at offbroadways public theater and later went to broadway in 1969. He decides to build an escape from the life by making his biggest deal yet, converting the coke to cash and running off to start a new life. This is one of the best blaxploitation movies ever made. Starring ron oneal as drug dealer priest, the films popularity was based on its male protagonist taking it to the man with his success in the life. Ron oneal, whose role as a fashionable and fearless drug dealer in the 1972 blaxploitation film superfly made him a cult hero among many african americans, has died. In super fly, ron oneal played youngblood priest, a drug dealer. This movie captured the essence of the cocaine business in nyc in the 70s. Traces of oneals life can be seen when priest interrupts a dice game.
Ron oneal objected to this sequence of people enjoying priests product, saying it was a commercial for cocaine. Costume designer on superfly remakes fashions variety. At 18, oneal joined the latter citys karamu house, an experimental interracial. Ron oneal, a harlem cocaine dealer looking to pull off one last big score and get out of the game for good a classic gangstermovie premise. Superfly by gordon parks gordon parks, ron oneal, carl. Time to step into the cadillac eldorado and revisit the original, 1972 offering of super fly. Tall, lean, handsome veteran stage and classically trained actor, best known for his iconic role as youngblood priest the long haired, stylishly dressed cocaine dealer who wants to make one last big score so he can retire from the cocaine business, in the seminal 1972 crime drama super fly. The original film, which starred ron oneal, is still famous today, primarily for its soundtrack. Superfly is the first studio film for director x, best known for helming music videos for drake, rihanna, and jayz. Ron oneal, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 66, spent most of his professional life trying to live down his role of the badass youngblood priest in superfly 1972, one of the key.
The original super fly is more than a blaxploitation time. Ron oneal grew up in a workingclass neighborhood of cleveland, ohio, to the parents of eunice and ernest oneal a former jazz musician who earned his living as a factory worker. Son of a jazz musician who worked as a factory worker. At 18, oneal joined the latter citys karamu house, an experimental interracial theatrical troupe. The producers of superfly, urban crime film were impressed with his work.
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