Cornbread, Earl and Me
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| Cornbread, Earl and Me | |
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 Movie cover for Cornbread, Earl and Me |
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| Directed by | Joseph Manduke |
| Produced by | Joseph Manduke |
| Written by | Ronald Fair Leonard Lamensdorf |
| Starring | Tierre Turner Laurence Fishburne Jamaal Wilkes |
| Music by | Donald Byrd |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1975 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
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Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 American drama film. Cornbread, Earl and Me stars Tierre Turner as Earl Carter, Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson and Jamaal Wilkes as Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton. It was directed and produced by Joseph Manduke. The film is loosely based on the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair.[1]
[edit] Plot
The film focuses on three African-American youths living in an urban neighborhood. Nathaniel Hamilton 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 the community to enter college as he earned a scholarship with athletics. He is also a local hero to friends Earl Carter and Wilford Robinson. One day, Cornbread attempts to show his athletic prowess by displaying his great running ability. This same day, the police are in full force within the neighborhood looking for a rapist. The police spot Cornbread running through the neighborhood and mistake him for the rapist trying to escape. The police then shoot Cornbread and he ends up dying from these wounds. After it is revealed who they shot, the police try to cover up the mistake and lie to the news outlets and community. With the neighborhood's dream shattered, Wilford remains committed not to let his hero's death be betrayed.
