Corin Rogers, Cynthia Davis, Garrett Morris
In the mid-1960's, a group of high school friends who live on the south side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys whe...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 18, 2000
Stats: 272 reviews
Cooley High is essentially the black American Graffiti. It's a series of funny and mostly entertaining scenes that don't quite fit together (or necessarily go anywhere) until you stick them to the fumes of a minimalist plot. Throw in an amazing soundtrack and you've got an enjoya...( read more)
It was a good movie. I can see why people say that Boyz N the Hood is pretty much the same movie.
Great coming of age movie. It shows the lives of black inner city kids inthe 1970s.
Yeah, this is an alltime classic too, from Cochise to Preach with an inspiring ending! You can make it out of your circumstances my brothers!
Chicago in the 60's, I was a kid but I lived not far from Cooley, and all those charecters seem like, the people I knew.
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I need to get this on dvd... I enjoyed this even though it came out when i was a young girl...I cried so hard when Cochise died...and everytime that part comes up I scream at the tv " don't died Cochise...get up"...Please don't let Cochise die." And the song that is played @ his funeral makes me cry everytime I hear it... My sister played the song @ my nephews funeral :(
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