Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man (1970)

27/05/1970
Comedy
1h 40m

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

Overview

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

  • Melvin Van PeeblesDirector
  • Herman RaucherWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $1,100,000

Keywords

  • satire
  • racist
  • racism
  • malicious
  • independent film
  • tanning bed
  • hilarious
  • mean spirited
  • scathing
  • whiteface

Top Billed Cast

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Althea Janine Gerber

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Mr. Townsend

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

Bus Driver

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Joe the Counterman

Erin Moran

Erin Moran

Janice Gerber

Scott Garrett

Burton Gerber

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Employment Office Clerk

Kay E. Kuter

Dr. Wainwright

Kay Kimberly

Erica

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