Cooley High (50th Anniversary) at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Cooley High (50th Anniversary)
Part of 1975 in Film Series

Price: $12 | $10 ages 25 and under & senior* | $8.50 ArtsQuest Member
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Buy Tickets: https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17439/cooley-high-50th-anniversary/

1975 | PG | 1 hr 47 min

Directed by: Michael Schultz
Starring: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis

Chicago, 1964: it’s the end 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, there’s no guarantee that your coming-of-age story will be free of complications. 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 with Cooley High: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter future, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics.

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