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Cooley High
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| Directed by | Michael Schultz |
| Produced by | Steve Krantz |
| Written by | Eric Monte |
| Starring | Glynn Turman Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Garrett Morris Cynthia Davis |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Cooley High is a 1975 (see 1975 in film) feature film produced and released by American International Pictures and written by Eric Monte (co-creator of Good Times). Starring Glynn Turman and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, and featuring a Motown-produced soundtrack, Cooley High, set in 1964 Chicago, explores the adventures and relationships of two black high school students, whose carefree lives take a turn for the worse through several twists of fate.
The film is considered a classic of black cinema and features G.C. Cameron's hit single "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" as a theme song. "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" was covered in 1991 by Motown act Boyz II Men, who named their first LP, which contains the cover, Cooleyhighharmony in honor of this film.
Cooley High is frequently compared favorably to the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti.
ABC had planned a television adaptation. The pilot was poorly received, and ABC had Monte retool the show. As a result, Monte created the TV show What's Happening!!, which was loosely based on Cooley High and ran from 1976 to 1979.
Monte based the film on his experiences in the real-life Cooley High School that served students from the Cabrini-Green public housing projects in Chicago. While the film was set in and around the Cabrini-Green, it was primarily filmed at another Chicago-area housing project. He has said that he wrote the film to dispel myths about growing up in the projects: "I grew up in the Cabrini-Green housing project and I had one of the best times of my life, the most fun you can have while inhaling and exhaling"[1].
This movie ranked number 23 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.)
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