Talk:Super Fly (film)
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I removed the reference to Andy Fitzsimon, as googling revealed nobody of encyclopedic interest by that name. If he is encyclopedic, feel free to add the name back and establish context. Tuf-Kat 07:28, Sep 10, 2003 (UTC)
Removed the statement that Curtis Mayfield also composed the Soundtrack for Shaft. This is just plain wrong. Shaft was scored by Isaac Hayes. [Anonymous]
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[edit] Omission
This was removed from the article as it sounds like it came directly from an academic paper and provides very little information:
The beginning of the movie is filmed in a manner that uses long takes and wide camera angles. This creates many powerful effects throughout the movie. In one of the opening shots of the movie, the audience sees the street corner as if they were looking down on it from a rooftop; it is fully in color, very lifelike, and rapidly moving with people and cars. As the camera shifts its focus from the street scene and zooms in on the meeting between the two men, a more direct narrative is created. It is from this point on that “a classic linear narrative develops from one long take to another, the camera voyeuristically documenting the journey of the two men in the crowd.”[1] To further add to the unique narrative, the films editing is rhythmically motivated by the main song in the soundtrack sung by Curtis Mayfield.[1] "His voice makes you feel like a warrior, or just makes you feel invulnerable" states Diawara. The soundtrack album gives a realistic portrait of urban life and drug dealing without ever resorting to knee-jerk moralizing or clear anti-drug messages. This is what primarily what gives the album its appeal. It's just a more intelligent and down to earth record than most of those released as Soul during the era. Musically, it also leaps and bounds among the competition which influenced much more of the gangster rap.[1]
[edit] Film Title
Why is this article titled Superfly when the film's title is Super Fly? That is even how it is spelled on the poster, two separate words. Gr8white 04:34, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
It should be one word. The poster is just like that for looks. Go do a search at Amazon. Every single version of the DVD and CD are listed with the one-word title, and on the soundtrack itself, the spine (which is in plain text), track listing and liner notes all use single word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.118.211 (talk) 03:14, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Song title error?
I'm working from memory on this (I saw the movie 30-odd years ago), but I believe the reference to "Pusherman" is actually "The Pusher", a song composed by Hoyt Axton and most famously performed by Steppenwolf. If this my memory is not playing tricks on me, then the link should be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pusher. Marstinson 02:29, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
NO SONG TITLE ERROR ! The song IS "Pusherman" not "The Pusher". "Pusherman" was also released as a single from the movie's soundtrack. It was written and recorded by Curtis Mayfield. - rjshore —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.109.115.16 (talk) 14:10, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Car story
The anecdote about the pimpmobile is hilarious but undocumented. I an reluctant to draw attention to it for fear it will disappear due to overzealous camp followers. Any body have a reference for it ?--— Tumadoireacht Talk/Stalk 18:20, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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