In 1964, 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 ...
See full summary »
Jeffrey Wright shares his favorite military movies after working with veterans in his new documentary "We Are Not Done Yet."
Related News
-
Aafca and TCM Spotlight ‘Black Experience on Film’ in Monthlong Program
07 September 2018 | Variety -
Blaxploitation Classic J.D.’s Revenge Available on Blu-ray November 14th from Arrow Video
07 November 2017 | WeAreMovieGeeks.com -
Full Release Details for Arrow Video’s George A. Romero Between Night And Dawn Collection & Hellraiser SteelBook
02 November 2017 | DailyDead
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Cooley High (1975)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
House Party
(1990)
Comedy
|
Music
|
Romance
Director:
Reginald Hudlin
Stars:
Christopher Reid,
Robin Harris,
Christopher Martin
Harlem Nights
(1989)
Comedy
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Eddie Murphy
Stars:
Eddie Murphy,
Richard Pryor,
Redd Foxx
Meet the Blacks
(2016)
Comedy
|
Horror
Director:
Deon Taylor
Stars:
Mike Epps,
Zulay Henao,
Alex Henderson
Barbershop
(2002)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Tim Story
Stars:
Ice Cube,
Cedric the Entertainer,
Eve
Hollywood Shuffle
(1987)
Comedy
Director:
Robert Townsend
Stars:
Robert Townsend,
Craigus R. Johnson,
Helen Martin
Half Baked
(1998)
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Tamra Davis
Stars:
Dave Chappelle,
Guillermo Díaz,
Jim Breuer
All About the Benjamins
(2002)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Kevin Bray
Stars:
Ice Cube,
Mike Epps,
Tommy Flanagan
Comedy
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Ted Demme
Stars:
Eddie Murphy,
Martin Lawrence,
Obba Babatundé
White Men Can't Jump
(1992)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Ron Shelton
Stars:
Wesley Snipes,
Woody Harrelson,
Rosie Perez
House Party 3
(1994)
Comedy
|
Music
|
Romance
Director:
Eric Meza
Stars:
Christopher Reid,
Christopher Martin,
David Edwards
Let's Do It Again
(1975)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Sidney Poitier
Stars:
Sidney Poitier,
Bill Cosby,
Calvin Lockhart
House Party 2
(1991)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Music
Directors:
George Jackson,
Doug McHenry
Stars:
Christopher Reid,
Christopher Martin,
Martin Lawrence
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Glynn Turman | ... | Preach | |
| Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs | ... | Cochise (as Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) | |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Mr. Mason | |
| Cynthia Davis | ... | Brenda | |
 |
Corin Rogers | ... | Pooter |
|
|
Maurice Leon Havis | ... | Willie |
|
|
Joseph Carter Wilson | ... | Tyrone |
|
|
Sherman Smith | ... | Stone |
|
|
Norman Gibson | ... | Robert |
|
|
Maurice Marshall | ... | Damon |
| Steven Williams | ... | Jimmy Lee | |
|
|
Jackie Taylor | ... | Johnny Mae |
|
|
Christine Jones | ... | Sandra |
|
|
Lynn Caridine | ... | Dorothy |
|
|
Mary Larkins | ... | Preach's Mother |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (44) »
Storyline
In 1964, 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
Plot Keywords:
violence | grindhouse film | grindhouse | drive in classic | criminal |Taglines:
The Real Cool School! See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 November 1979 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Chlodne wyzyny See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$750,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$13,000,000, 31 December 1975Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
(uncredited)
Written by Junior Walker, Harvey Fuqua and Willie Woods
Performed by Junior Walker
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Early appearance of Robert Townsend in scene playing basketball. See more »Goofs
The film takes place in 1964, but there are Afro hairdos and people giving the Black Power sign and saying "right on." We didn't see those things until about 1968. See more »Crazy Credits
The ending of the movie tells the futures of the fictional characters. See more »Soundtracks
Cleo's Mood(uncredited)
Written by Junior Walker, Harvey Fuqua and Willie Woods
Performed by Junior Walker
See more »
Explore popular movies available to rent or buy on Prime Video.
This was the very first movie I ever saw in my life back in 1974 or 1975. I was 4 years old at the time and saw it at a drive-in theatre. I did not grasp that this would be a classic at the time (I went to sleep about twenty minutes into the movie). After seeing it on the television-along with two of my other favourite movies Car Wash (my favourite movie) and The Wiz which seemed to come on every year about the same time all together-about 40, 50, 75 times I knew that here was a movie that I would have as one of my favourites. Those three movies were the only live action shows that I could watch as a child.
I would not consider this to be a blaxploitation movie but rather an urban interest movie.Cochise and Preach reminded me of some of my uncles especially the Wild Irish Rose that they drank. My mother also told me about some of the quarter parties that she attended and that some of the things that occurred in the movie were similar in nature to what occurred in real life. If you are one of the two or three black people over thirty who hasn't seen this movie yet then I recommend that you buy the DVD right now. I'm glad that I was around to witness some of the goings on of the era.