Cornbread, Earl and Me 49 years old
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
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.
Credits
Cornbread, Earl and Me Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Laurence Fishburne He was 13, now 63 years old | as Wilford Robinson |
| Rosalind Cash She was 36, 56 years old when she died | as Sarah Robinson |
| Antonio Fargas He was 28, now 78 years old | as One-Eye |
| Moses Gunn He was 45, 64 years old when he died | as Benjamin Blackwell |
| Stack Pierce He was 41, 82 years old when he died | as Sam Hamilton |
| Bernie Casey He was 35, 78 years old when he died | as Officer Larry Atkins |
Cornbread, Earl and Me Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Joseph Manduke as Director. | Directing |
| Ronald Fair as Novel. He was 42 (now 92) years old | Writing |
Cornbread, Earl and Me (49 years)
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
- Release day: Wednesday, May 21, 1975
- Runtime: 95 minutes