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Cooley High(Movie, 1975)

PG
| 1h 47min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cooley HighRating: 3.5/5 (with 2121 votes)
Cooley High is a 1975 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows the narrative of two high school seniors and best friends, Leroy "Preach" Jackson (Glynn Turman) and Richard "Cochise" Morris (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs). Written by Eric Monte and directed by Michael Schultz, the film, primarily shot in Chicago, was a major hit at the box office, grossing over $13 million (USD). The light-hearted-turned-tragic storyline was complemented by a soundtrack featuring many Motown hits. In a 40th-year retrospective by NPR in 2015, Cooley High was called a "classic of black cinema" and "a touchstone for filmmakers like John Singleton and Spike Lee." In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ()
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About Cooley High

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/25/1975
Director: Michael Schultz
Producer: Steve Krantz
Screenwriter: Eric Monte
Composer: Freddie Perren
Budget: 750,000 USD
Revenue: 13,000,000 USD (= 1,733%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:193775, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 06/14/2025