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
48 years ago
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Cast

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

Portrait of Joseph MandukeJoseph Manduke
Joseph Manduke was
>> in Cornbread, Earl and Me
as 'Director'
Unknown Birthday –
Sun, Mar 01 2020
Portrait of Leonard LamensdorfLeonard Lamensdorf
Leonard Lamensdorf was
>> in Cornbread, Earl and Me
as 'Screenplay'
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Portrait of Ronald FairRonald Fair
Ronald Fair was
>> in Cornbread, Earl and Me
as 'Novel'
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