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7.0/10   842 votes
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Writer:
Eric Monte (writer)
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Release Date:
23 November 1979 (West Germany) more
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Tagline:
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!
Plot:
In the mid-1960's, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest... more | add synopsis
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Writer/Producer Krantz Dies
 (From WENN. 16 January 2007)

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I love this movie, but it's hardly "blaxploitation" more (21 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glynn Turman ... Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ... Richard "Cochise" Morris
Garrett Morris ... Mr. Mason
Cynthia Davis ... Brenda
Corin Rogers ... Pooter
Maurice Leon Havis ... Willie
Joseph Carter Wilson ... Tyrone
Sherman Smith ... Stone
Norman Gibson ... Robert
Maurice Marshall ... Damon
Steven Williams ... Jimmy Lee
Jackie Taylor ... Johnny Mae
Christine Jones ... Sandra
Lynn Caridine ... Dorothy
Mary Larkins ... Preach's Mother
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to writer Eric Monte, ABC had planned to do a TV version of this project. After a poorly received pilot, ABC retooled it completely. "What's Happening!!" (1976) was the result. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: We see many automobiles from the 1970s all over the place. more
Quotes:
Brenda: Y'all need to go to church! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Plump Fiction (1997) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
I love this movie, but it's hardly "blaxploitation", 7 March 2004
Author: Judexdot1 (judexdot1@yahoo.com) from Minneapolis MN USA

While this seems to be a black equivalent to "American Graffitti", I would hardly call this "Blaxploitation". Really not in the same boat as "Sweet Sweetbacks Badass Song", all those Pam Grier movies by Jack Hill, and the usual sort. Interesting to see Lawrence Hilton Jacobs in something other than "Welcome Back Kotter", or his low-rent action films. Interesting to note that "Kotter" comes up in a few posts, but I didn't see anyone mention that the TV show "What's Happening" (and the later, "What's Happening Now" I suppose), was based on, and inspired by this film, which is why I wanted to see it in the first place. This film is vastly superior to "What's Happening" (for many reasons, most obviously, the lack of the "Rerun" character), and has real heart. Also, it features some excellent use of Godzilla footage in the theatre scenes, something I always appreciate. If you haven't seen it, you really should.

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