Cornbread, Earl and Me

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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Cornbread, Earl and Me

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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TMDB RATING

6.7/10

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Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Role: Acting

Fame

2.6
Tierre Turner

Role: Crew

Fame

0.2
Jamaal Wilkes

Role: Acting

Fame

0.0
Moses Gunn

Role: Acting

Fame

0.3
Rosalind Cash

Role: Acting

Fame

0.5
Bernie Casey

Role: Acting

Fame

0.5
Antonio Fargas

Role: Acting

Fame

0.5
Stack Pierce

Role: Acting

Fame

0.2
Erik Kilpatrick

Role: Acting

Fame

0.1
Madge Sinclair

Role: Acting

Fame

0.4
Stefan Gierasch

Role: Acting

Fame

0.4
Charles Lampkin

Role: Acting

Fame

0.1
Vince Martorano

Role: Acting

Fame

0.1
Logan Ramsey

Role: Acting

Fame

0.2
Thalmus Rasulala

Role: Acting

Fame

0.2
Bill Henderson

Role: Acting

Fame

0.1
Randy Martin

Role: Acting

Fame

0.0
Hal Baylor

Role: Acting

Fame

0.2
J. Jay Saunders

Role: Acting

Fame

0.2

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