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The Return of Superfly

The Return of Superfly

He's hot as ice and twice as cool.

19905.41h 35m

Overview

Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.

Directed by Sig Shore
Written by Anthony Wisdom
Produced by Anthony Wisdom, Sig Shore
Box Office0Revenue: $610K

Top Cast

Nathan Purdee

Nathan Purdee

Priest / Superfly

Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Francine

Leonard L. Thomas

Leonard L. Thomas

Joey Maxwell

Christopher Curry

Christopher Curry

Tom Perkins

Carlos Carrasco

Carlos Carrasco

Hector Estrada

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Nate Cabot

Luis Antonio Ramos

Luis Antonio Ramos

Manuel

Kirk Taylor

Kirk Taylor

Renaldo

David Groh

David Groh

Inspector Wolinski

John Gabriel

John Gabriel

Sarge Joyner

Themes & Keywords

sequelindependent film

About The Return of Superfly

The Return of Superfly is a drama, action, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of sequel, independent film. Directed by Sig Shore, it stars Nathan Purdee, Margaret Avery, Leonard L. Thomas. Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.

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