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Director:
Michael Schultz
Writer:
Eric Monte (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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
NewsDesk:
Writer/Producer Krantz Dies
 (From WENN. 16 January 2007)

User Comments:
My favorite film of all times, straight up 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
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG

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:
Continuity: When Cochise gets into the stolen car in front of Martha's he has on sneakers but after they crash the car and he and Preach are running he has on dress shoes. more
Quotes:
Pooter: If I ain't goin', nobody's goin. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Martin: All the Players Came (#3.18)" (1995) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite film of all times, straight up, 23 May 2000
10/10
Author: pwmoses from Philadelphia, PA

This film set the standard for African-American film excellence when it was made. I heard on various stories on the film through time, that there was a push for an Academy Award nomination when it was released. This film plays on various emotions, and you definitely feel for all of the characters. Sure, some of the acting is a little wooden, but fortunately, those parts aren't pivotal. The music is sensational, and if you don't think the ending is a tear-jerker, you have no heart in your chest. If you watch "Cooley High", you will see that many, many films have copied various elements from it in order to strengthen their own films. The biggest example of this is "Boyz N The Hood".

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