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poster movie Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

PG

1975-05-21

  • Drama

1h 35m

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.

Overview

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.

  • Leonard LamensdorfScreenplay
  • Ronald FairNovel
  • Joseph MandukeDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleCornbread, Earl and Me

Budget$0.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile Moses Gunn with character Benjamin Blackwell

    Moses Gunn

    Benjamin Blackwell

  • Profile Rosalind Cash with character Sarah Robinson

    Rosalind Cash

    Sarah Robinson

  • Profile Bernie Casey with character Officer Larry Atkins

    Bernie Casey

    Officer Larry Atkins

  • Profile Madge Sinclair with character Leona Hamilton

    Madge Sinclair

    Leona Hamilton

  • Profile Laurence Fishburne with character Wilford Robinson

    Laurence Fishburne

    Wilford Robinson

  • Profile Thalmus Rasulala with character Charlie

    Thalmus Rasulala

    Charlie

  • Profile Antonio Fargas with character One-Eye

    Antonio Fargas

    One-Eye

  • Profile Logan Ramsey with character Deputy Coroner

    Logan Ramsey

    Deputy Coroner

  • Vince Martorano

    Officer John Golich

  • Profile Charles Lampkin with character Fred Jenkins

    Charles Lampkin

    Fred Jenkins

  • Profile Stefan Gierasch with character Sgt. Danaher

    Stefan Gierasch

    Sgt. Danaher

  • Profile Stack Pierce with character Sam Hamilton

    Stack Pierce

    Sam Hamilton

  • Profile Tierre Turner with character Earl Carter

    Tierre Turner

    Earl Carter

  • Profile Jamaal Wilkes with character Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

    Jamaal Wilkes

    Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

  • Profile Erik Kilpatrick with character Ace

    Erik Kilpatrick

    Ace

  • Profile Bill Henderson with character Watkins

    Bill Henderson

    Watkins

  • Randy Martin

    Shifty

  • Profile Hal Baylor with character Mr. Wilson

    Hal Baylor

    Mr. Wilson

  • Profile J. Jay Saunders with character Mr. Johnson

    J. Jay Saunders

    Mr. Johnson

  • Don Newsome

    Jack

  • Profile Sarina C. Grant with character Mrs. Parsons

    Sarina C. Grant

    Mrs. Parsons

  • John Zaccaro

    Det. Simmons

  • Profile Don McGovern with character Det. Kelly

    Don McGovern

    Det. Kelly

  • Pamela Jones

    Diane

  • Al Stevenson

    Mr. Carter

  • William Upton

    Stud

  • Profile Beverly Hope Atkinson with character Edna

    Beverly Hope Atkinson

    Edna

  • Tom Maier

    Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)

  • Profile Hank Rolike with character Man

    Hank Rolike

    Man

  • Profile Sandy Ward with character Store Manager

    Sandy Ward

    Store Manager

  • David Moody

    Al

  • Fred Slyter

    Bailiff