{"id":4226,"date":"2007-09-13T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2007-09-13T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2021-01-07T22:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T05:56:01","slug":"cornbread-earl-and-me-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4226","title":{"rendered":"Cornbread, Earl, and Me (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have much, but we do have our self-respect &#8212; and now they&#8217;re trying to take that away!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Poster.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a college-bound basketball star (Jamaal Wilkes) is accidentally shot by two cops (Bernie Casey and Vince Martorano), several witnesses &#8212; including a 12-year-old boy (Laurence Fishburne), his cousin Earl (Tierre Turner), and a storeowner (Charles Lampkin) &#8212; are intimidated by the police into keeping quiet.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African-Americans<\/li>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Untimely Death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on Ronald Fair&#8217;s novel <em>The Hog Butcher<\/em> (1966), this uneven yet compelling tale of mistaken identities and police corruption in an African-American neighborhood is primarily notable for featuring 14-year-old Laurence Fishburne in his movie debut. Well-acted by most of the cast, and full of believable, three-dimensional characters, <em>Cornbread, Earl and Me<\/em> manages to effectively illustrate racial and economic tensions without simplifying the issue into &#8220;black versus white&#8221;. Unfortunately, the same can&#8217;t be said for the film&#8217;s portrayal of police corruption, which is both heavy-handed and predictable; while I haven&#8217;t the slightest doubt that the corrupt bullying of potential witnesses (particularly in lower socio-economic neighborhoods) takes place on a regular basis, it needed to be handled with much more finesse here. Despite its uneven script, however, <em>Cornbread, Earl and Me<\/em> is most definitely worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laurence Fishburne as Wilford<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Fishburne2.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rosalind Cash as Wilford&#8217;s mom<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-1536x840.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Cash.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bernie Casey as the African-American cop convinced he killed the right man<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-1536x840.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Casey.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stack Pierce and Madge Sinclair as Cornbread&#8217;s parents<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Cornbread-Parents.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Donald Byrd&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth seeking out. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0072822\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blackfilm.com\/0205\/reviews\/vault\/index.shtml\">BlackFilm.com Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have much, but we do have our self-respect &#8212; and now they&#8217;re trying to take that away!&#8221; Synopsis: When a college-bound basketball star (Jamaal Wilkes) is accidentally shot by two cops (Bernie Casey and Vince Martorano), several witnesses &#8212; including a 12-year-old boy (Laurence Fishburne), his cousin Earl (Tierre Turner), and a storeowner (Charles Lampkin) &#8212; are intimidated by the police into keeping quiet. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Corruption Courtroom Drama Falsely Accused Untimely Death Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4226\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4226"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62200,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4226\/revisions\/62200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}