Cooley High
1975 · Movie · 1h 47m · PG
ComedyDramaRomance
"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!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
72/100
Key crew
- Michael SchultzDirector
- Eric MonteWriter
Cast
- Glynn TurmanLeroy "Preach" Jackson
- Lawrence Hilton-JacobsRichard "Cochise" Morris
- Garrett MorrisMr. Mason
- Cynthia DavisBrenda
- Corin RogersPooter
- Maurice Leon HavisWillie
- Joseph Carter WilsonTyrone
- Sherman SmithStone
- Norman GibsonRobert
- Maurice MarshallDamon
- Steven WilliamsJimmy Lee
- Robert TownsendBasketball Player in Gym Class
Stills
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Themes
chicago, illinoishigh schoolcadillaccoming of agefriendsblack cinemaplayfulintrospectivedramaticadmiringcelebratorycomforting