Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 American coming-of-age drama film that stars Tierre Turner, Laurence Fishburne (in his film debut), and NBA player Jamaal Wilkes. It was directed and co-produced by Joseph Manduke. The film is loosely based on the 1966 Ronald Fair novel Hog Butcher.
Plot
The film focuses on three African-American youths living in an urban neighborhood. Nathaniel Hamilton is a star basketball player from the neighborhood, nicknamed "Cornbread." In the film, 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.
More details
author | Ronald Fair |
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director | Joseph Manduke |
editor | Aaron Stell |
genre | drama |
keywords | athletic scholarship basketball game basketball player buy come out police officer run shoot wait |
musicBy | Donald Byrd |
producer | Joseph Manduke Leonard Lamensdorf |
productionCompany | American International |
publisher | American International Pictures |
theme | blaxploitation |