Bibliograph

Cooley High, Samuel Z. Arkoff presents a Steve Krantz production ; written by Eric Monte ; produced by Steve Krantz ; directed by Michael Schultz

Type

Label

Cooley High, Samuel Z. Arkoff presents a Steve Krantz production ; written by Eric Monte ; produced by Steve Krantz ; directed by Michael Schultz

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Main title

Cooley High

Medium

Blu-ray

Oclc number

1348956231

Responsibility statement

Samuel Z. Arkoff presents a Steve Krantz production ; written by Eric Monte ; produced by Steve Krantz ; directed by Michael Schultz

Runtime

107

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 1165

Summary

Chicago, 1964: it's the last weeks of high school for aspiring poet Preach and his best friend, Cochise, 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

Technique

live action

Classification