{"product_id":"cooley-high-1165","title":"Cooley High (#1165)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooley High:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Michael Schultz, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew conversation between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgram on the making of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanel discussion from the 2019 tribute to\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCooley High\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Garrett Morris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Craigh Barboza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40858059669548,"sku":"715515280013","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/cooley-high-1165-new-blu-ray-715515280013-1369963.jpg?v=1772394067","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/cooley-high-1165","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}