PG | 1 h 35 min | Drama

IMDB 6.8 / 10 (905 votes)

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Cornbread, Earl and Me | United States of America

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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.

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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.

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Director

Joseph Manduke

Writers

Leonard Lamensdorf

Stars

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell

Tierre Turner

Tierre Turner
Earl

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson

Jamaal Wilkes

Jamaal Wilkes
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas
One-Eye

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson

Stack Pierce

Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton

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Production

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Actor

Moses Gunn, Tierre Turner, Rosalind Cash, Jamaal Wilkes, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Laurence Fishburne, Stack Pierce

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Creators

Joseph Manduke (Director), Ronald Fair (Novel), Leonard Lamensdorf (Screenplay)

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Release dates

21.05.1975 (US)

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