Drama /

Score: 67%( 11 votes )

Overview: The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.

Cast:

Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell

Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson

Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins

Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton

Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson

Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie

Antonio Fargas
One-Eye

Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner

Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich

Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins

Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher

Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton

Tierre Turner
Earl Carter

Jamaal Wilkes
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

Erik Kilpatrick
Ace

Bill Henderson
Watkins

Randy Martin
Shifty

Hal Baylor
Mr. Wilson

J. Jay Saunders
Mr. Johnson

Don Newsome
Jack

Sarina C. Grant
Mrs. Parsons

John Zaccaro
Det. Simmons

Don McGovern
Det. Kelly

Pamela Jones
Diane

Al Stevenson
Mr. Carter

William Upton
Stud

Beverly Hope Atkinson
Edna

Tom Maier
Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)

Hank Rolike
Man

Sandy Ward
Store Manager

David Moody
Al

Fred Slyter
Bailiff