Edition |
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1165 |
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Criterion collection ; 1165.
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System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 wide screen; PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
Note |
Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (SDH). |
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Title from container. |
Cast |
Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Paul vom Brack ; editor, Christopher Holmes ; music, Freddie Perren. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. |
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Wide screen. |
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New restored 4K digital transfer approved by the director. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
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. |
Note |
Bonus features: conversation between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates; making of featurette; panel discussion from the 2019 tribute to Cooley High at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Garrett Morris ; an essay by critic Craigh Barboza. |
Language |
English dialogue. |
Subject |
African American high school students -- Drama.
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Poor teenagers -- Drama.
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Male friendship -- Drama.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama.
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African American high school students. (OCoLC)fst00799193
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Men's friendships.
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Genre/Form |
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Schultz, Michael, 1938- film director.
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Krantz, Steve, 1923-2007, film producer.
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Monte, Eric, screenwriter.
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Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001, presenter.
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Turman, Glynn, actor.
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Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, 1953- actor.
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Morris, Garrett, 1937- actor.
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Davis, Cynthia (Actress), actor.
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Vom Brack, Paul, director of photography.
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Holmes, Christopher (Christopher V.), editor of moving image work.
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Perren, Freddie, composer (expression)
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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ISBN |
9798886070026 |
Standard No. |
715515280013 |
Music No. |
CC3426BD The Criterion Collection |
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