Movie
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Released: May 21, 1975 (1975)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Charles Lampkin as Fred Jenkins
Age at release: 62
- Logan Ramsey as Deputy Coroner
Age at release: 54
- Moses Gunn as Benjamin Blackwell
Age at release: 45
- Madge Sinclair as Leona Hamilton
Age at release: 37
- Rosalind Cash as Sarah Robinson
Age at release: 36
- Bernie Casey as Officer Larry Atkins
Age at release: 35
- Thalmus Rasulala as Charlie
Age at release: 35
- Antonio Fargas as One-Eye
Age at release: 28
- Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson
Age at release: 13
- Vince Martorano as Officer John Golich
Age at release: Unknown
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- Hal Baylor as Mr. Wilson
Age at release: 56
- Stefan Gierasch as Sgt. Danaher
Age at release: 49
- Tom Maier as Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)
Age at release: 49
- Bill Henderson as Watkins
Age at release: 48
- Sandy Ward as Store Manager
Age at release: 48
- Hank Rolike as Man
Age at release: 47
- Don McGovern as Det. Kelly
Age at release: 43
- Al Stevenson as Mr. Carter
Age at release: 42
- Stack Pierce as Sam Hamilton
Age at release: 41
- John Zaccaro as Det. Simmons
Age at release: 40
- Beverly Hope Atkinson as Edna
Age at release: 39
- Don Newsome as Jack
Age at release: 35
- J. Jay Saunders as Mr. Johnson
Age at release: 34
- Sarina C. Grant as Mrs. Parsons
Age at release: 27
- Jamaal Wilkes as Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Age at release: 22
- Erik Kilpatrick as Ace
Age at release: Unknown
- Randy Martin as Shifty
Age at release: Unknown
- Pamela Jones as Diane
Age at release: Unknown
- William Upton as Stud
Age at release: Unknown
- David Moody as Al
Age at release: Unknown