Super Fly T.N.T.

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.

Super Fly T.N.T.
Film poster by John Solie
Directed byRon O'Neal
Produced bySig Shore
Screenplay byAlex Haley
Story byRon O'Neal
Sig Shore
StarringRon O'Neal
Roscoe Lee Browne
Sheila Frazier
Robert Guillaume
Jacques Sernas
William Berger
Music byOsibisa
CinematographyRobert Gaffney
James Signorelli
Edited byBob Brady
Production
company
Superfly Ltd.[1]
Distributed byParamount Pictures[1]
Release date
  • June 15, 1973 (1973-06-15)
[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
Budget$1.5 million[2]

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.[3] A sequel, The Return of Superfly, was released in 1990, with Nathan Purdee as Priest.

Cast
ActorRole
Ron O'NealYoungblood Priest
Roscoe Lee BrowneDr. Lamine Sonko
Sheila FrazierGeorgia
Robert GuillaumeJordan Gaines
Jacques SernasMatty Smith
William BergerLefebre
Roy BosierDaggett
Silvio NotoGeorge, Restaurant Proprietor
Olga BiseraLisa

Soundtrack
Super Fly T.N.T.
Soundtrack album by
Osibisa
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1973
RecordedApril 1973
GenreBritish Afro-pop
Length53:57
LabelRed Steel Music
ProducerPeter Gallen
Osibisa chronology
Heads
(1972)		 Super Fly T.N.T.
(1973)		 Happy Children
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The soundtrack was done by Ghanaian band Osibisa and charted at #159 on the Billboard charts and #41 on R&B albums.[4][5] It has been re-issued on CD in 1995.[6]

Track listing

All songs arranged, performed and composed by Osibisa.

No.TitleLength
1."T.N.T."6:51
2."Superfly Man"3:56
3."Prophets"5:25
4."The Vicarage"3:32
5."Oye Mama"3:26
6."Brotherhood"4:12
7."Come Closer (If You're A Man)"5:23
8."Kelele"5:37
9."La Ila La La"7:35
Total length:53:57

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

All information taken from the album back cover

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.[7]

The film premiered in New York City on June 15, 1973, which was boycotted by members of the Congress of Racial Equality.[1]

References
  1. Super Fly T.N.T. at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. "Ron O'Neal Will Direct Sequel to Super Fly". Jet. November 2, 1972. p. 55.
  3. 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.
  4. "Osibisa's Biography". Last.fm. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  5. "Super Fly TNT > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  6. "Red Steel Music". Red Steel Music. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  7. Verrill, Addison (31 May 1973). "Black Reaction Fear Reputedly Cues W.B. Dropping 'Fly' Sequel". Daily Variety. p. 1.
  8. "View Quote ... Pulp Fiction ... Movie Quotes Database". Moviequotedb.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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