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Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Cornbread, Earl and Me

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1h 35m

Drama, Sport

May 21st, 1975

6.8/10

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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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Cast

Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Jamaal Wilkes
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Logan Ramsey
Deputy coroner
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Full cast & crew

Directors

Joseph Manduke
Full cast & crew

Producers

Martin Fink
associate producer
Leonard Lamensdorf
executive producer
Joseph Manduke
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ronald Fair
novel
Leonard Lamensdorf
Full cast & crew

Taglines

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
Hold it high and let it fly, was his motto ... but if you cut him, you cut yourself some big trouble!
We're gonna lick the world!

Keywords

murder
death
racism
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 21st, 1975 (United States of America) (New York City, New York)
May 21st, 1975 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Cornbread, Earl and Me (original title)
Hit the Open Man
Cornbread, Earl and Me (Canada) (English title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

732 S Mariposa Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA (Shifty arrested)
Pike Amusement Park - 95 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA (demolished)

Running Times

95 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

American International Pictures (AIP)
ML Productions (United States of America) (Copyright Holder)

Distribution Companies

CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia)
Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada)
MGM Home Entertainment (United States of America)
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Other Companies

MTI Film (restoration services)
CineFX/Acmelab (titles and opticals)
F&B Ceco (location equipment)
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