Curtis Mayfield - Turner Classic Movies

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Short Eyes (1977)

Save the Children (1973)

Curse of La Llorona (2019)

The Kitchen (2019)

Curse of La Llorona (2019)

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Superfly (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Pusherman

Claudine (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Vitamin F

Biography

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Short Eyes (1977)

Save the Children (1973)

Music (Feature Film)

Curse of La Llorona (2019)

The Kitchen (2019)

Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Ocean's Eight (2018)

Superfly (2018)

Superfly (2018)

The Disaster Artist (2017)

Barbershop 3 (2016)

Barbershop 3 (2016)

The Infiltrator (2016)

Ride Along 2 (2016)

The Infiltrator (2016)

Accidental Love (2015)

Stand Up Guys (2012)

Dark Shadows (2012)

Dark Shadows (2012)

Jack and Jill (2011)

Jumping the Broom (2011)

Jumping the Broom (2011)

The Hangover Part II (2011)

The Hangover Part II (2011)

I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

Fighting (2009)

I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

Soul Power (2009)

Fighting (2009)

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

Semi-Pro (2008)

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Semi-Pro (2008)

Mr. Untouchable (2007)

Superbad (2007)

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

Superbad (2007)

Mr. Untouchable (2007)

GLORY ROAD (2006)

Hollywoodland (2006)

Two for the Money (2005)

Two for the Money (2005)

Guess Who (2005)

Along Came Polly (2004)

The Hebrew Hammer (2003)

Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

Barbershop (2002)

City by the Sea (2002)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Barbershop (2002)

Save the Last Dance (2001)

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Save the Last Dance (2001)

Baby Boy (2001)

Song ("Talk Sh*T 2 Ya")

Vanilla Sky (2001)

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Disappearing Acts (2000)

Disappearing Acts (2000)

Armageddon (1998)

Simon Birch (1998)

The Last Days of Disco (1998)

Armageddon (1998)

Rush Hour (1998)

Rush Hour (1998)

Song Performer ("Mother'S Son")

Eve's Bayou (1997)

Gridlock'd (1997)

Love Jones (1997)

Gridlock'd (1997)

Love Jones (1997)

Get on the Bus (1996)

The Cable Guy (1996)

Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)

Get on the Bus (1996)

The Cable Guy (1996)

Crooklyn (1994)

The Inkwell (1994)

Crooklyn (1994)

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

It Could Happen to You (1994)

That Night (1993)

A Bronx Tale (1993)

Return of Superfly (1990)

Flashback (1990)

Return of Superfly (1990)

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

The Telephone (1988)

The Flamingo Kid (1984)

Losin' It (1983)

A Piece Of The Action (1977)

A Piece Of The Action (1977)

Short Eyes (1977)

Let's Do It Again (1975)

Claudine (1974)

Cast (Special)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Class of '99 (1999)

Record Row: Cradle of Rhythm and Blues (1997)

Soul Train Music Awards: 11th Anniversary (1997)

1995 Grammy Awards (1995)

Curtis Mayfield (1994)

The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1994)

The 36th Annual Grammy Awards (1994)

Music (Special)

Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit of Happiness (1999)

The Promised Land (1995)

Life Events

Videos

Superfly (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Pusherman Cruising Harlem in star Ron O’Neal’s famous customized Cadillac Eldorado, with partner Eddie (Carl Lee) entering a restaurant where composer Curtis Mayfield, whose soundtrack made even more money than the movie, probably wouldn’t have played, is performing, in director Gordon Parks Jr.’s Superfly, 1972.

Claudine (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Vitamin F With all six kids (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs the tallest, eldest) Bronx native Diahann Carroll (title role, in her Academy Award-nominated performance) in Upper Manhattan, then on the Riverdale bus with friends (Judy Mills et al), in the first and only feature from Ossie Davis’ Third World Cinema Corp., Claudine, 1974.

Sparkle (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Hooked On Your Love Among the reasons for buzz about Lonette McKee, singing the lead as eldest sister “Sister,” backed up by 16 year-old Irene Cara (title character) and Dwan Smith (as Delores), with a Curtis Mayfield original, certainly more in the contemporary style than that of the setting, Harlem ca. 1958, in the fictional show-biz drama Sparkle, 1976.

Sparkle (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Jump (Curtis Mayfield Composition) The first musical number, an original from Curtis Mayfield, not to be confused with the Pointer Sisters’ 1984 hit, the fictional Williams sisters (Lonette McKee, Irene Cara and Dwan Smith), with Philip Michael Thomas and Dorian Harewood, all doing their own vocals, performing at a Harlem amateur show, in Sparkle, 1976.

Superfly (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Little Child Runnin' Wild The opening shot minus one from director Gordon Parks Jr., with one of the better-known songs from the smash Curtis Mayfield soundtrack, tracking two users through Harlem before we meet Ron O’Neal as dealer Priest, the nickname derived from his gold coke spoon, in Superfly, 1972.

Let's Do It Again (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Don't Throw No Punches Director and co-star Sidney Poitier’s charming opening, featuring himself in Atlanta, the Staple Singers with Curtis Mayfield’s title tune, Jayne Kennedy stopping factory traffic, heavyweight champ George Foreman baring his chest, Bill Cosby’s introduction at the time perfectly innocent, in the hit semi-sequel Let’s Do It Again, 1975.

Sparkle (1976) -- (Original Trailer) With voice-over from the ubiquitous DJ Kasey Kasem, and introductions for 16-year old Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, and Dwan Smith, with Philip Michael Thomas and Dorian Harewood in support, the original trailer for the semi-cult musical, re-made with Whitney Houston in 2012, Sparkle, 1976.

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