Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Directed by Joe Manduke / Joseph Manduke
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Urban Drama, Melodrama, Sports Drama |
Release Date - May 21, 1975 (USA - Unknown), May 21, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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.
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African-American, basketball, death, ghetto, police, racism, urban-problems, scholarship