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Cooley High

Cooley High

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!

19756.91h 47m

Overview

In the mid-1960s, 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 are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.

Directed by Michael Schultz
Written by Eric Monte
Produced by Steve Krantz
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Leroy "Preach" Jackson

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Richard "Cochise" Morris

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris

Mr. Mason

C

Cynthia Davis

Brenda

C

Corin Rogers

Pooter

Maurice Leon Havis

Maurice Leon Havis

Willie

J

Joseph Carter Wilson

Tyrone

S

Sherman Smith

Stone

N

Norman Gibson

Robert

M

Maurice Marshall

Damon

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoishigh schoolcadillaccoming of agefriendsplayfulintrospectivedramaticadmiringcelebratorycomfortingjoyfuloptimisticpowerful

About Cooley High

Cooley High is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1975 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, high school, cadillac, coming of age, friends, playful. Directed by Michael Schultz, it stars Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris. In the mid-1960s, 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 are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.

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