Cornbread. Earl and Me (1975) - DVD

Reviews From All Movie Guide 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 Fairs novel Hog Butcher. marked the big screen debut of Laurence Fishburne. Hal Erickson