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Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
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He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town. more
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A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player. full summary | add synopsis
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The message and delivery are BOTH great
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Hit the Open Man
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Laurence Fishburne's film debut. He is credited as Laurence Fishburne III.
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Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
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I was very disturbed by the negative review given by a man who actually lived during the times dramatize in "Cornbread, Earl and Me." I am a 26-year-old Black female watching this movie for the first time. I found that every issue addressed in this movie is transcendent, relevant even today.
It amazes me that we overlook the importance of a message simply because of the delivery. In all fairness to this movie, there is no blaxploitation present; the language, attire, scenery, etc., everything necessary for a realistic plot, is perfect for the setting and time frame of this movie. Regarding the comment about "ghetto language" there is a balance between the use of the formal and informal in the movie.
As an English teacher, and one who has a strong disdain for negative images of African-Americans, I can honestly say that this movie's depiction of African-American life was very well done. It was also poignant and ahead of its time. It is movie that, when the time comes, I will show to my children as a reference to how very little times have changed regarding the ease of wrongful deaths, slandering of names, harassment of witnesses because of racial advantages, or rather disadvantages.
The movie is GREAT;-)