
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Drama
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 Cast


Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell


Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson


Bernie Casey
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins


Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton


Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson


Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie


Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye


Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
Vince Martorano
Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich


Charles Lampkin
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
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