Cooley High, directed by Michael Schultz
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Cooley High, directed by Michael Schultz
Language
eng
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MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Cooley High
Oclc number
11348956231
Responsibility statement
directed by Michael Schultz
Runtime
107
Series statement
Criterion collection
Summary
Chicago, 1964: it2s the last weeks 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 you2re a young Black man in America, your coming-of-age story is far from complication-free. With Cooley High, director Michael Schultz and screenwriter Eric Monte who drew on his own experiences growing up in Chicago2s Cabrini-Green housing project arrived at something truly unique in 1970s cinema: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter tomorrow, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics
Technique
live action
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