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.
Director:
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
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