COOLEY HIGH - BLU-CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1975
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Plot: Chicago, 1964: it's the end of high school for aspiring poet Preach and his best friend, Cochise, and they have a full slate of extracurricular activities: swinging dance parties, late-night joyrides, and the stumbling pursuit of romance. Of course, when you're a young Black man in America, there's no guarantee that your coming-of-age story will be free of complications. Director Michael Schultz and screenwriter Eric Monte—who drew on his own experiences growing up in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project—arrived at something truly unique in 1970s cinema with Cooley High: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter future, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics.
• Cast: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis, Corin Rogers, Maurice Leon Havis, Joseph Carter Wilson, Sherman Smith, Norman Gibson, Maurice Marshall, Steven Williams, Jackie Taylor, Christine Jones, Lynn Caridine, Mary Larkins, Cherene Snow, Alicia Williams, Lily Schine, Muxai Richardson, Juanita McConnell, Sharon Murff, Jimmy Whig, Nathaniel Reed, Frank Beetson, Marlette Howton, Colostine Boatwright, Keita L. Keita, James Kingsley, James George, Mary Jane Schaefer, Brandon Schultz, Robert Townsend, Michael Schultz
• Director: Michael Schultz
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: American International Pictures (AIP), Cooley High Services Company, Steve Krantz Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc., Orion Pictures Corporation, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie