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Cooley High (1975)

PG 107 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   23 November 1979 (West Germany)
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In the mid-1960's, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writer:

Eric Monte
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glynn Turman ...
Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ...
Richard "Cochise" Morris
Garrett Morris ...
Mr. Mason
Cynthia Davis Cynthia Davis ...
Brenda
Corin Rogers Corin Rogers ...
Pooter
Maurice Leon Havis Maurice Leon Havis ...
Willie
Joseph Carter Wilson Joseph Carter Wilson ...
Tyrone
Sherman Smith Sherman Smith ...
Stone
Norman Gibson Norman Gibson ...
Robert
Maurice Marshall Maurice Marshall ...
Damon
Steven Williams ...
Jimmy Lee
Jackie Taylor Jackie Taylor ...
Johnny Mae
Christine Jones Christine Jones ...
Sandra
Lynn Caridine Lynn Caridine ...
Dorothy
Mary Larkins Mary Larkins ...
Preach's Mother
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Storyline

In the mid-1960's, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they meet a pair of career criminals and get falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through the end of high school and the dramatic end to their school year. Written by Anonymous  

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Where the Student Body Was a Chick Named Veronica... The Senior Prom was a "belly rub" and the Class of '64 ran a Permanent crap game in the Men's Room!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Chlodne wyzyny See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The movie is often called "the black American Graffiti" and it's easy to see why. American Graffiti was a nostalgic look back 11 years at white teenagers who had just graduated high school and were on the cusp of chasing their dreams. It ended with mugshots and "where are they now" captions. "Cooley High" was a nostalgic look back 12 years at black teenagers about to graduate high school and on the cusp of chasing their dreams to escape fun, but hard, lives. It ended with "where are they now?" comments superimposed on full screen shots of the characters. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Cochise gets into the stolen car in front of Martha's he has on sneakers but after they crash the car and he and Preach are running he has on dress shoes. See more »

Quotes

Preacher: [final lines] We were friends, a long time ago. Laughin, rappin, chasin girls, obeying no laws, except the law of caring. Basketball days and high nights, no tomorrows, unable to remember yesterday. We live for today...
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Crazy Credits

The ending of the movie tells the futures of the fictional characters. See more »

Connections

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday"
Performed by G C Cameron
Music by Freddie Perren
Lyrics by Christine Yarian See more »