Cooley High (1975)

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'Cooley High' Is the Most Influential Movie You've Never Seen​

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Cooley High "Where the Student Body Was a Chick Named Veronica... The Senior Prom was a 'belly rub' and the Class of '64 ran a Permanent crap game in the Men's Room!"

I won't say it's the greatest film I ever saw, but it sure as hell ain't the worst. I can easily picture certain scenes in my head even though it's been many many years since I watched it.

Some good inside information here:

https://filmmakermagazine.com/93892...le-read-cooley-high-director-michael-schultz/

Have you seen it? If not, this is one film I would very strongly recommend.


Unfortunately I also see mention of a potential reboot, which I'm wholeheartedly against. Some films should never be remade and this is one of them.

 

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More good background:


https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-08-28-9203180608-story.html


"Released by the now-defunct American International Pictures in June 1975, ''Cooley High,'' touted then as a black ''American Graffiti,'' is regarded by many critics and film historians as a classic.

Todd Boyd, a professor of critical studies of film at the University of Southern California, believes ''Cooley High'' tapped into ''cultural nuances as only a film written by a black writer and directed by a black director can do.

''There is no doubt that `Cooley High` has influenced the proliferation of films since the mid-1980s directed by black directors such as Spike Lee and John Singleton,'' Boyd said.

''It gave them something to draw from; it is a reference point. For all of these young and talented directors, `Cooley High` set the table.'' "