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Super Fly (Giant Panda Song)
Superfly or Super fly may refer to: Film and music * ''Super Fly'' (1972 film), a blaxploitation film ** ''Super Fly'' (soundtrack), a 1972 Curtis Mayfield soundtrack to the film ** "Superfly" (song), the album's title track *'' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'', a 1991 Hong Kong film released in the Philippines as ''Superfly'' * ''Superfly'' (2018 film), a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film ** ''Superfly'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 2018 film * "Super Fly" (Giant Panda song), a 2005 single by Giant Panda *"Superfly", a song by 4 Non Blondes on their only album '' Bigger, Better, Faster, More!'' *"Superfly", a song on The O.C. Supertones' sixth album ''Hi-Fi Revival'' *"Superfly 2018", a Hardbass song by DJ Blyatman * Superfly (band) (born 1984), Japanese rock unit, formerly a duo ** ''Superfly'' (Superfly album), the rock unit's debut self-titled album People *"Superfly" Frank Lucas (drug dealer) (1930–2019), Harlem crime figure and inspiration for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Fly (1972 Film)
''Super Fly'' is a 1972 American blaxploitation neo-noir crime drama film directed by Gordon Parks Jr. and starring Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest, an African American cocaine dealer who is trying to quit the underworld drug business. The film is well known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul musician Curtis Mayfield. It was released on August 4, 1972. O'Neal reprised his role as Youngblood Priest in the 1973 film '' Super Fly T.N.T.'', which he also directed. Producer Sig Shore directed a second sequel, ''The Return of Superfly'', released in 1990, with Nathan Purdee as Priest. A remake was released in 2018. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot summary Youngblood Priest (Ron O'Neal), an African-American cocaine dealer, enjoys a luxurious lifestyle in Harlem. He yearns to go straight, despite the fortune he makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfly (Superfly Album)
''Superfly'' is the debut studio album by Japanese band Superfly released on May 14, 2008. Approximately 391,182 copies have been sold in Japan and is certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for the shipment of 500,000 copies. On the iTunes Store, a special remix of "Manifesto" by Ram Rider was included. ''Superfly'' debuted at number 1 on the Oricon's weekly album charts; the last time a female artist had their first album debut at number 1 was Tina Tina may refer to: People *Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia * Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...'s ''Colorado'' in 1999. Track listing Charts (Japan) References {{Authority control 2008 albums Superfly (band) albums Warner Music Japan albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cartoon
Joe Cartoon is an Adobe Flash cartoon series created by Joseph C. Shields and later animated by Mondo Media. Starting as an independent website, Joe Cartoon was later affiliated with Atom Films, before becoming independent again in 2006, then being bought in 2007 by Endemol. Noted for their crude humor and tongue-in-cheek violence, Joe Cartoons were among the first widely distributed web-based productions of their kind. Produced in Macromedia's (Adobe's) Flash format, a number of the cartoons are interactive, such as "Gerbil in a Microwave" and "Frog in a Blender". "Frog in a Blender" has been downloaded at least 110 million times. Before the dotcom crash, the site was said to be making $25,000 per month from banner advertising. Shields won $80,000 in compensation from John Zuccarini in 2001 under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act after Zuccarini cybersquatted domain names. The cartoons were broadcast on G4 as part of their ''Happy Tree Friends & Friends'' evening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MX Superfly
''MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael'', released as ''MX Super Fly'' in PAL regions, is a motorcross racing game developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by THQ for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. It is the second installment of THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and a sequel to '' MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael'', garnering professional motorcross racer Ricky Carmichael's endorsement like its predecessor. THQ released a third ''MX'' game in 2004, titled '' MX Unleashed'' and developed by its newly acquired subsidiary Rainbow Studios, the eventual creator of the '' MX vs. ATV'' series that serves as a crossover with Sony's ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series. Gameplay Players are able to create a male or female MX rider of their own and play in either two modes: racing or freestyle. The former consists of races against opposing racers controlled by artificial intelligence, while the latter consists of levels taking place in various environments where the player must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfly (boxing)
Superfly was a series of professional boxing Card (sports), cards centered around the super flyweight division. History The concept was created by promoter Tom Loeffler and has been broadcast on HBO Boxing After Dark. The events were originally meant to showcase Román González (boxer), Román González, regarded as the best active boxer, pound for pound, at the time. But the two events to date have been headlined by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, following his knockout win over the former at the first installment of the series. Historically, American audiences have rarely been interested in fighters at lower weight classes. However, the Superfly events are built to showcase several of the best fighters at super flyweight and adjacent divisions. Events Superfly The first event was held on September 9, 2017 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Superfly 2 The second event was held on 24 February 2018 at The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum in Inglewood, California. Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Flyweight
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to . History The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the flyweight limit and the bantamweight limit was too significant. Rafael Orono won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating Lee Seung-hoon (boxer), Seung-Hoon Lee. The World Boxing Association followed suit in 1981 when Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Ju-Do Chun, who won the belt in 1983 with a knockout of Ken Kasugai. Notable champions in this division have been Ellyas Pical, Gilberto Román, Jiro Watanabe, Moon Sung-kil, Nana Konadu, Mark Johnson (boxer), Mark Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Robert Quiroga, Danny Romero (boxer), Danny Romero, Vic Darchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfly (company)
Superfly is a New York-based marketing and event company. Founded in New Orleans in 1996 as a Superfly Presents, they help produce Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and previously owned and produced the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. A marketing division was established in 2009, and in 2014 the company name was shortened to Superfly. Held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee annually since 2002, Bonnaroo draws a yearly audience of approximately 80,000 people. Most of the attendees camp on-site during the four day festival, which was designed to emphasize community. NPR wrote that "Bonnaroo, which books with ambition and a genre diversity in mind, put most other fests to shame," and ''Rolling Stone'' included the festival on its list of the"50 Moments that Changed Rock and Roll." Outside Lands takes place yearly in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, and with a diverse lineup of performers, art installations, and a focus on sustainability, it was designed to mirror t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Fly (wrestler)
Erick Aguilar Muñoz (born February 24, 1987) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (professional wrestler) better known by the ring name Super Fly. He worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) since 2005 until 2021. Super Fly is best known as a '' tecnico'' (the Spanish term for a "good guy" or "Face" character in wrestling) and the co-leader of the AAA wrestling group ''Real Fuerza Aérea'', but after turning ''rudo'' (the Spanish term for a "bad guy" or "heel" character in wrestling) and joined the group ''La Milicia'' and its umbrella group ''La Sociedad''. Super Fly is the son of ''luchador'' El Seminarista, not to be confused with one of his trainers, Skayde, who has also wrestled under the same ring name. Professional wrestling career The wrestler who would later be known as Super Fly was born on February 24, 1987, the son of Mexican ''Luchador'' El Seminarista (Spanish for the Seminarist or Seminarian) and grew up wanting to be a profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Snuka
James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian American professional wrestler. He is better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010s. He was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in the 1980s and was credited with introducing the high-flying style of wrestling to the WWF. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996, but was quietly removed from the Hall of Fame section of WWE's website, in 2015, after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend in 1983. Snuka was the inaugural ECW World Heavyweight Champion (a title he held twice) in Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling). His children, Sim Snuka and Tamina Snuka, are both professional wrestlers. Snuka was indicted and arrested in September 2015 on third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges in relation to the May 1983 death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lucas (drug Dealer)
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia. Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen,"The Return of Superfly" '''', August 14, 2000. as depicted in the feature film '' American Gangster'' (2007), which fictionalized aspects of his life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfly (band)
Superfly is a Japanese rock act that debuted on April 4, 2007. Formerly a duo, the act now consists solely of lyricist and vocalist Shiho Ochi with former guitarist Kōichi Tabo still credited as the group's composer and part-time lyricist. Superfly's first two studio albums were certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and their first four consecutive albums (the third being classified as a "single" by the group) all debuted at the top of the Oricon Weekly Album Charts, a first for a female recording artist in Japan in over seven years. History 2003–2006: Formation met in 2003 while they were students at Matsuyama University. They were both members of a music circle that covered songs by Finger 5 and the Rolling Stones. In 2004, the group formed the blues band "Superfly", naming themselves after Curtis Mayfield's song "Superfly (song), Superfly". The group split up in 2005, with only Ochi and Tabo remaining when they went to Tokyo to seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Fly (soundtrack)
''Super Fly'' is the third studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in July 1972 on Curtom Records. It was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name. Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, ''Super Fly'' was a nearly immediate hit. Its sales were bolstered by two million-selling singles, "Freddie's Dead" (number 2 R&B charts, number 4 Pop charts) and the title track (number 5 R&B, number 8 Pop). ''Super Fly'' is one of the few soundtracks to out-gross the film it accompanied. ''Super Fly'', along with Marvin Gaye's '' What's Going On'' (1971), was one of the pioneering soul concept albums, with its then-unique socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse making the album stand out.Boraman, GregReview: ''Super Fly'' BBC Music. Retrieved 2014-05-08.Heller, JasonReview: ''Super Fly''. ''The Yale Herald''. Retrieved 2014-05-08. The film and the soundtrack may be perceived as dissonant, since the film holds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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