Cornbread, Earl and Me
“He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.”
6.7/ 10IMDb7.013
19751h 35mPG
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.
Top-billed cast
- DDon Newsome
- EErik Kilpatrick
- JJohn Zaccaro
- BBernie Casey
- PPamela Jones
- BBeverly Hope Atkinson
- SStefan Gierasch
- FFred Slyter
- SSarina C. Grant
- RRosalind Cash
Crew
- Director
- Joseph Manduke
- Writers
- Leonard Lamensdorf, Ronald Fair
- Production
- American International Pictures, ML Productions
Frequently asked questions
What is Cornbread, Earl and Me rated?
Cornbread, Earl and Me has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 13 votes.
Who directed Cornbread, Earl and Me?
Cornbread, Earl and Me was directed by Joseph Manduke.
When was Cornbread, Earl and Me released?
Cornbread, Earl and Me was released in 1975.
