Cooley High (50th Anniversary)

Part of 1975 in Film Series

Thursday, August 21 · view days & times
Price: $12 | $10 ages 25 and under & senior* | $8.50 ArtsQuest Member
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

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1975 | PG | 1 hr 47 min

Directed by: Michael Schultz
Starring: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis

Chicago, 1964: it’s the end 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, there’s no guarantee that your coming-of-age story will be free of complications. 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 with Cooley High: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter future, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics.

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• Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 7:30 PM 08/21/2025 07:30 PM 08/21/2025 10:30 PM 15 Cooley High (50th Anniversary) https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17439/cooley-high-50th-anniversary/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY

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Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
ArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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