Cornbread, Earl and Me

The story

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 & crew

Moses GunnBenjamin Blackwell

Rosalind CashSarah Robinson

Bernie CaseyOfficer Larry Atkins

Madge SinclairLeona Hamilton

Laurence FishburneWilford Robinson

Thalmus RasulalaCharlie

Antonio FargasOne-Eye

Logan RamseyDeputy Coroner

Vince Martorano

Vince MartoranoOfficer John Golich

Charles LampkinFred Jenkins

Stefan GieraschSgt. Danaher

Stack PierceSam Hamilton