Super Fly at 50: A blaxploitation classic that remains a powerful pop culture force
It has been 50 years since Sheila Frazier made her big-screen debut as Georgia, girlfriend to wily drug dealer Youngblood Priest, in the blaxploitation film classic Super Fly.
And Frazier estimates there hasn't been a week in her life that has passed since the premiere without someone mentioning the movie.
"It does surprise me that it's been 50 years and people are still talking about it," says Frazier, who initially took the job thinking it would be great to act in a movie with Ron O'Neal, who played Priest. "Maybe it still reflects what some of our communities are dealing with."
Even people who haven't seen recognize : A grooving, funky hit written by R&B star Curtis Mayfield, which became one of the most successful movie themes of the blaxploitation era. The soundtrack helped turn the film into one of the most profitable movies of its time, while briefly dethroning as the top film of 1972.
