“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.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- American International Pictures, ML Productions
Cast
Moses GunnBenjamin Blackwell
Rosalind CashSarah Robinson
Bernie CaseyOfficer Larry Atkins
Madge SinclairLeona Hamilton
Laurence FishburneWilford Robinson
Thalmus RasulalaCharlie
Antonio FargasOne-Eye
Logan RamseyDeputy CoronerVince MartoranoOfficer John Golich
Charles LampkinFred Jenkins
Stefan GieraschSgt. Danaher
Stack PierceSam HamiltonMedia
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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 t…
Who stars in Cornbread, Earl and Me?
The movie stars Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Madge Sinclair, Laurence Fishburne and more.
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Cornbread, Earl and Me was released in 1975 and is streaming free on FlixWow.
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