. instead and watch it a a great coming of age tale about african american male in the mid 1960 in the ghetto of chicago . for all of you out there under the age of 50 and what happening be a light hearted rather quirky sitcom with very few serious moment that last four year ( 1975 1979 ) concern a group of young african american high school kid live in a working class neighborhood . i like it a great deal it just have no real connection to this film . cooley high start out a be the basis for what happen and but it serious nature do not register well with test audience and so it be redone a a comedy and even though the credit on what happen still read that it be base on this movie . this film start out light and but touch many aspect of life unique to the turbulent 1960 and also some other aspect of grow up that be timeless . the guys deal with sex and betrayal and joblessness and hopelessness and and even early death . the end be quite powerful and serious and and the film have a great motown soundtrack . highly recommended . unfortunately and this film be not new enough to be play on premium cable channel and not consider old enough to be consider a classic movie and play in the few venue for those film either .