#1165: SCHULTZ, Michael: Cooley High (1975)
SCHULTZ, Michael (United States)
Cooley High [1975]
Director/Writers
Cooley High [1975]
Spine #1165
Blu-ray
Chicago, 1964: it’s the last weeks of high school for aspiring poet Preach (Glynn Turman) and his best friend, Cochise (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), and they have a full slate of extracurricular activities: swinging dance parties, late-night joyrides, and the stumbling pursuit of romance. Of course, when you’re a young Black man in America, your coming-of-age story is far from complication-free. With Cooley High, director Michael Schultz and screenwriter Eric Monte—who drew on his own experiences growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project—arrived at something truly unique in 1970s cinema: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter tomorrow, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics.
107 minutes
Color
Monaural
1:85:1
Criterion Release 2022
Color
Monaural
1:85:1
Criterion Release 2022
The Film
a
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Craigh Barboza.
Commentary
None.
Conversation
Between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates.
Program
On the making of the film.
Panel discussion
From the 2019 tribute to Cooley High at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Jacobs and Morris.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Craigh Barboza.
Commentary
None.
Conversation
Between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates.
Program
On the making of the film.
Panel discussion
From the 2019 tribute to Cooley High at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Jacobs and Morris.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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