May 21, 1975
Release Date

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Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Name: Cornbread, Earl and Me
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 1975-05-21

1h 35m

Running Time

May 21, 1975
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Details.

Release Date
May 21, 1975

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Content Rating
PG

Genres
Drama Sport

Last updated: 2025-03-02

This Movie Is About.

police brutality

coming of age

courtroom

basketball player

Wiki.

Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 American coming-of-age drama film that stars Tierre Turner, Laurence Fishburne (in his film debut), and NBA player Jamaal Wilkes. It was directed and co-produced by Joseph Manduke. The film is loosely based on the 1966 Ronald Fair novel Hog Butcher.