Poster of Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

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
Release Date: Wednesday, May 21 1975
49 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Laurence FishburneLaurence Fishburne. Laurence Fishburne was 13 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Wilford Robinson'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1961
Portrait of Tierre TurnerTierre Turner. Tierre Turner was 15 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Earl Carter'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1960
Portrait of Jamaal WilkesJamaal Wilkes. Jamaal Wilkes was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Moses GunnMoses Gunn. Moses Gunn was 45 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Benjamin Blackwell'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 02 1929 –
Died: Thu, Dec 16 1993
Portrait of Rosalind CashRosalind Cash. Rosalind Cash was 36 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Sarah Robinson'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 31 1938 –
Died: Tue, Oct 31 1995
Portrait of Bernie CaseyBernie Casey. Bernie Casey was 35 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Officer Larry Atkins'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 08 1939 –
Died: Wed, Sep 20 2017
Portrait of Antonio FargasAntonio Fargas. Antonio Fargas was 28 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'One-Eye'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 14 1946
Portrait of Stack PierceStack Pierce. Stack Pierce was 41 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Sam Hamilton'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 15 1933 –
Died: Tue, Mar 01 2016
Portrait of Erik KilpatrickErik Kilpatrick. Erik Kilpatrick was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Ace'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Madge SinclairMadge Sinclair. Madge Sinclair was 37 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Leona Hamilton'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 28 1938 –
Died: Wed, Dec 20 1995
Portrait of Stefan GieraschStefan Gierasch. Stefan Gierasch was 49 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Sgt. Danaher'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 05 1926 –
Died: Sat, Sep 06 2014
Portrait of Charles LampkinCharles Lampkin. Charles Lampkin was 62 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Fred Jenkins'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 17 1913 –
Died: Mon, Apr 17 1989
Portrait of Vince MartoranoVince Martorano. Vince Martorano was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Officer John Golich'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Logan RamseyLogan Ramsey. Logan Ramsey was 54 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Deputy Coroner'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 21 1921 –
Died: Mon, Jun 26 2000
Portrait of Thalmus RasulalaThalmus Rasulala. Thalmus Rasulala was 35 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Charlie'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 15 1939 –
Died: Wed, Oct 09 1991
Portrait of Bill HendersonBill Henderson. Bill Henderson was 48 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Watkins'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 09 1926 –
Died: Sun, Apr 03 2016
Portrait of Randy MartinRandy Martin. Randy Martin was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Shifty'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hal BaylorHal Baylor. Hal Baylor was 56 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Mr. Wilson'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 10 1918 –
Died: Mon, Jan 05 1998
Portrait of J. Jay SaundersJ. Jay Saunders. J. Jay Saunders was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Mr. Johnson'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Joseph MandukeJoseph Manduke. Joseph Manduke was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sun, Mar 01 2020
Portrait of Lynn StalmasterLynn Stalmaster. Lynn Stalmaster was 47 in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Casting Director'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 17 1927 –
Died: Fri, Feb 12 2021
Portrait of Leonard LamensdorfLeonard Lamensdorf. Leonard Lamensdorf was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ronald FairRonald Fair. Ronald Fair was >> in Cornbread, Earl and Me as 'Novel'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday