Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Manduke
Produced by Joseph Manduke
Leonard Lamensdorf
Written by Ronald Fair
Leonard Lamensdorf
Based on Ronald Fair's novel
by Hog Butcher
Starring Tierre Turner
Laurence Fishburne
Jamaal Wilkes
Moses Gunn
Bernie Casey
Rosalind Cash
Antonio Fargas
Thalmus Rasulala
Madge Sinclair
Music by Donald Byrd
Edited by Aaron Stell
Production
company
American International
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release date
 May 21, 1975
Running time
 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 American drama film that stars Tierre Turner, Laurence Fishburne (in his film debut), & Jamaal Wilkes and directed and co-produced by Joseph Manduke,[1] the film is loosely based on the 1966 Ronald Fair novel Hog Butcher.[2][3][4]

Plot

The film focuses on three African-American youths living in an urban neighborhood. Nathaniel Hamilton (Jamaal Wilkes, credited as Keith Wilkes) is a star basketball player from the neighborhood, who also goes by the nickname of "Cornbread." In the movie, he epitomizes the dream of the neighborhood to be successful, as he is about to become the first from his district to enter college on an athletic scholarship. He is also a local hero to the much younger friends Earl Carter (Tierre Turner) and Wilford Robinson (Laurence Fishburne). The plot thickens after a pick-up basketball game ends because of a heavy rain, and all the kids run to the local store and hang out, waiting for the rain to end. All the kids leave, except for Cornbread, Earl and Wilford. Earl and Wilford get into a playful argument about how fast Cornbread can run home. It is decided that Cornbread should make it home in 25 seconds, so he runs off, after buying another soda for himself. Unknown to all of them, an assault suspect is in the neighborhood, and is dressed like Cornbread. The two police officers are hot on the suspect's trail, but lose him in the rain. As the police officers are coming out of an alleyway, they see Cornbread running by and mistake him for the suspect they're looking for. Subsequently, Cornbread is shot in the back, and dies in the middle of the street. Wilford screams hysterically, and a riot ensues. The coroner's inquest is hampered by severe police intimidation, and no one knows anything about the shooting, except for Wilford, who becomes a man on the witness stand by telling exactly what he saw, in graphic detail.

Cast

Release on DVD & HD

  • In 2001, it was released on DVD.[5]
  • In 2010, it was digitized in High Definition (1080i) and broadcast on MGM HD.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cornbread, Earl and Me". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fair, Ronald (1966). Hog Butcher. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 978-0151417025.
  3. ↑ Fair, Ronald L. & Brown, Cecil (Foreword) (1966). Hog Butchers. ISBN 9780810129887.
  4. ↑ "Cornbread, Earl and Me". MTV Movies.
  5. ↑ "Cornbread, Earl and Me DVD". Movies.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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