Cornbread, Earl and Me

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:audience young adults
teenagers
gptkbp:basedOn novel
gptkbp:boxOffice $1 million
gptkbp:character Earl
Cornbread
Me
gptkbp:characterArc growth and maturity
gptkbp:characterDevelopment focuses on youth struggles
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:James_A._Contner
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicts social issues
gptkbp:director Joseph_Manduke
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editor Michael_J._Duthie
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:genre drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cornbread, Earl and Me
gptkbp:influenced later films about youth
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:African_American_literature
social realism
gptkbp:influences gptkb:African_American_cinema
gptkbp:inspiration real-life events
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy cult following
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:J.J._Johnson
gptkbp:narrativeStyle linear_storytelling
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
gptkbp:plot A young boy's friendship with a local basketball star.
gptkbp:releaseDate April 1975
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical
gptkbp:releaseYear 1975
gptkbp:remake none
gptkbp:runtime 95 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:J._J._Johnson
gptkbp:setting urban neighborhood
gptkbp:soundtrack original score
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Marlon_Jackson
gptkb:Tiffany_L._Williams
gptkb:Moses_Gunn
gptkbp:symbolism basketball as a metaphor
gptkbp:theme friendship
coming of age
loss