Directed by:
Michael SchultzScreenplay:
Eric MonteCinematography:
Paul VombrackComposer:
Freddie PerrenCast:
Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Robert Townsend, Steven Williams, Cynthia Davis, Corin Rogers, Maurice Leon HavisPlots(1)
It's 1964. JFK has just been assassinated. Martha & The Vandellas, Little Stevie Wonder and The Four Tops rule the airwaves. And two high school students discover themselves and the taste of freedom for the first time. Preach (Glynn Turman), a serious-minded writer, and his best friend Cochise (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs), a basketball hero headed for college, are best friends at Cooley High. Together they cut classes to go to the zoo, crash parties, put the hustle on some hustlers and dream about getting out of their impoverished, rough neighborhood. But when an innocent joy ride makes them the targets of two vengeful hoods, their already uncertain futures seem even further out of reach. (official distributor synopsis)
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Glynn Turman
USA
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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
USA
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Garrett Morris
USA
Best movies:
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Cooley High (1975)
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Robert Townsend
USA
Best movies:
American Flyers (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Cooley High (1975)
Steven Williams
USA
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Cynthia Davis
Best movies:
Cooley High (1975)
Corin Rogers
Best movies:
Cooley High (1975)
The Hunter (1980)
Maurice Leon Havis
Best movies:
Cooley High (1975)