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Cooley High (1975)

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Michael Schultz directed this deeply felt recollection of adolescent life on Chicago's near North Side in 1964. Like American Graffiti, Cooley High deals with girl, school, and police troubles as a group of high-school seniors prepare for post-high-school life. The chums are Glynn Turman as "Preach," who loves to read poetry and history and wants to become a Hollywood screenwriter, but who has the worst grades in the school; and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Cochise, the high-school basketball star

PG, 1 hr. 47 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Michael Schultz

Written By: Eric Monte

In Theaters: Jun 25, 1975 Wide

On DVD: Jan 18, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Cooley High

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Uneven but generally funny.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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Sometimes engaging comical and poignant black experience high school teen flick.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Something of a disappointment.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

The film's resistance of pathos starts to feel not just counterintuitive, but also a little ghoulish

January 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

A crafty and cunning black teen comedy that exudes a slick urban giddiness...an ethnically irreverent big screen answer to television's Happy Days

May 30, 2003 Comment

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

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Cooley High is essentially the black American Graffiti. It's a series of funny and mostly entertaining scenes that don't quite fit together (or necessarily go anywhere) until you stick them to the fumes of a minimalist plot. Throw in an amazing soundtrack and you've got an enjoyable cult classic. For the most part

March 25, 2008