Super Fly (1972) [reclassified 2018]

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Synopsis

Action/Crime. Tired of his life as a criminal, a drug dealer (Ron O'Neal) attempts to set up a large deal that will allow him to retire.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some in a police brutality context - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drug use, some in a trafficking context - detail

Thematic elements

• Corruption and greed
• Loyalty and betrayal
• Freedom and independence

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, and illegal drug use in a dramatic context

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