Cornbread, Earl and Me

Joseph Manduke
1975-05-21

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
6.7
95 min

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

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