Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
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Cornbread (Keith Wilkes) is an African-American youth who strives to escape his ghetto surroundings. He does so by becoming a high school basketball star--and the idol of the other youngsters in his community. On the verge of starting college on a scholarship, Cornbread is mistakenly killed by a police officer. Keith Wilkes, who plays the title role, was in real life an all-American at UCLA. Cornbread, Earl and Me, which was based upon Ronald Fair's novel Hog Butcher, marked the big screen debut of Laurence Fishburne. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph Manduke
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread (Keith Wilkes) is an African-American youth who strives to escape his ghetto surroundings. He does so by becoming a high school basketball star--and the idol of the other youngsters in his community. On the verge of starting college on a scholarship, Cornbread is mistakenly killed by a police officer. Keith Wilkes, who plays the title role, was in real life an all-American at UCLA. Cornbread, Earl and Me, which was based upon Ronald Fair's novel Hog Butcher, marked the big screen debut of Laurence Fishburne. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of Cornbread, Earl and Me
- Moses Gunn - Blackwell
- Bernie Casey - Atkins
- Keith Wilkes - Cornbread
- The Blackyrds - Themselves
- Laurence Fishburne - Wilford
- John Zaccaro - Detective Simmons
- Vincent Martorano - Golich
- Charles Lampkin - Jenkins
- Logan Ramsey - Deputy Coroner
- Rosalind Cash - Sarah
- Madge Sinclair - Leona
- Tierre Turner - Earl
- Antonio Fargas - One Eye
- Stefan Gierasch - Sgt. Danaher
- Sarina Grant - Mrs. Parsons
- Bill Henderson - Watkins
- Stack Pierce - Sam
- Thalmus Rasulala - Charlie
- Director(s):
- Joseph Manduke
- Writer(s):
- Leonard Lamensdorf
- Producer(s):
- Joseph Manduke
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
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