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Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) -- A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.
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Director:
Joseph Manduke
Writers:
Ronald Fair (novel)
Leonard Lamensdorf (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town. more
Plot:
A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Moses Gunn ... Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash ... Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey ... Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair ... Leona Hamilton
Jamaal Wilkes ... Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton (as Keith Wilkes)
Stefan Gierasch ... Sgt. Danaher
Charles Lampkin ... Fred Jenkins
Vince Martorano ... Officer John Golich
Logan Ramsey ... Deputy Coroner
Thalmus Rasulala ... Charlie
Antonio Fargas ... One-Eye

Laurence Fishburne ... Wilford Robinson (as Laurence Fishburne III)
Stack Pierce ... Sam Hamilton
Tierre Turner ... Earl Carter
Bill Henderson ... Watkins
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Also Known As:
Hit the Open Man
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

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Trivia:
Laurence Fishburne's film debut. He is credited as Laurence Fishburne III. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cry of the City Part 1: The Legend of Cornbread (2007) (V) more

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a sharply mixed bag, 13 December 2001
Author: hotnoodletuna

The film does have a moderately intriguing mesage about polkice brutality and political corruption being obscenely hoisted upon African American communities in the urban United States. That said, the film is horribly dated, and elements of it are unnacceptable by today's standards. I mean the slain icon's name is Cornbread for Pete's sake!!! Where wre his cohorts Fried Chicken and Watermelon? Moreover, the societal corruption is presented in a way that makes us feel sad and powerless rather than angry and indignant. This is really a product of the early seventies Blaxploitation genre that would be utterly offensive by today's standards were it not for the still relevant and timely subject matter of the film. Worthwhile viewing for those who can differentiate between the message and the overdone elements. I fear, however, that the film's excess could leave white biggots laughing at the maudlin African American stereotypes on parade rather than addressing the political concerns of the film at all.

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