Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
19751h 35mPGDrama
The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.
Cast
Moses GunnBenjamin Blackwell
Rosalind CashSarah Robinson
Bernie CaseyOfficer Larry Atkins
Madge SinclairLeona Hamilton
Laurence FishburneWilford Robinson
Thalmus RasulalaCharlie
Antonio FargasOne-Eye
Logan RamseyDeputy Coroner- VVince MartoranoOfficer John Golich
Charles LampkinFred Jenkins
Stefan GieraschSgt. Danaher
Stack PierceSam Hamilton- TTierre TurnerEarl Carter
Jamaal WilkesNathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Erik KilpatrickAce
Bill HendersonWatkins- RRandy MartinShifty
Hal BaylorMr. Wilson
Crew
- Director
- Joseph Manduke
- Writers
- Leonard Lamensdorf
- Music
- Donald Byrd
- Cinematography
- Jules Brenner
Details
- Released
- May 21, 1975
- Language
- English
- Studio
- American International Pictures, ML Productions
- IMDb
- tt0072822
