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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 01/18/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age

Michael Schultz directed this deeply felt recollection of adolescent life on Chicago's near North Side in 1964. Like American Graffiti, Cooley High deals with girl, school, and police troubles as a group of high-school seniors prepare for post-high-school life. The chums are Glynn Turman as "Preach," who loves to read poetry and history and wants to become a Hollywood screenwriter, but who has the worst grades in the school; and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Cochise, the high-school basketball star and suave lady-killer. Preach has to contend with love problems in the form of Brenda (Cynthia Davis), school problems with emphatic teacher Mr. Mason (Garrett Morris), and law problems with street toughs Stone (Shermann Smith) and Robert (Norman Gibson). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Glynn E. Turman - Preach
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - Cochise
Garrett Morris - Mr. Mason
Cynthia Davis - Brenda
Corin Rogers - Pooter

Michael Schultz's Cooley High comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a collectible booklet containing trivia and production notes. MGM/UA could have done a much better job with this title, but the inexpensive list price may keep some people interested. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide