Cornbread, Earl and Me
6.7
95 minutes
5/21/1975
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.
Cast List
Moses Gunn
as Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
as Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
as Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
as Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne
as Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala
as Charlie
Antonio Fargas
as One-Eye
Logan Ramsey
as Deputy Coroner
Vince Martorano
as Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin
as Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch
as Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce
as Sam Hamilton
Tierre Turner
as Earl Carter
Jamaal Wilkes
as Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Erik Kilpatrick
as Ace
Bill Henderson
as Watkins
Randy Martin
as Shifty
Hal Baylor
as Mr. Wilson
J. Jay Saunders
as Mr. Johnson
Don Newsome
as Jack
Sarina C. Grant
as Mrs. Parsons
John Zaccaro
as Det. Simmons
Don McGovern
as Det. Kelly
Pamela Jones
as Diane
Al Stevenson
as Mr. Carter
William Upton
as Stud
Beverly Hope Atkinson
as Edna
Tom Maier
as Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)
Hank Rolike
as Man
Sandy Ward
as Store Manager
David Moody
as Al
Fred Slyter
as Bailiff