| Cornbread, Earl and Me | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Manduke |
| Written by | Ronald Fair Leonard Lamensdorf |
| Based on | Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair |
| Produced by | Joseph Manduke Leonard Lamensdorf |
| Starring | Moses Gunn Rosalind Cash Bernie Casey Keith Wilkes Madge Sinclair Laurence Fishburne |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Donald Byrd |
Production company | American International |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,020,000[2] |
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.[3] The film is loosely based on the 1966 Ronald Fair novel Hog Butcher.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "Cornbread, Earl and Me". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ Fair, Ronald (1966). Hog Butcher. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 978-0151417025.
- ^ Fair, Ronald L. & Brown, Cecil (Foreword) (1966). Hog Butchers. ISBN 9780810129887.
- ^ "Cornbread, Earl and Me". MTV Movies. Archived from the original on January 31, 2005.