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Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man
★ 6.3/10•1970•1h 40m•R•Comedy

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

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 Peebles · Director

Herman Raucher · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 27, 1970
Revenue$1,100,000

Actors

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

Kay E. Kuter

Dr. Wainwright

Kay Kimberly

Erica

Irving Selbst

Mr. Johnson

Emil Sitka

Emil Sitka

Delivery Man

Lawrence Parke

1st Passenger

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Policeman #2

Ralph Montgomery

Drugstore Boss

Charles Lampkin

Charles Lampkin

Dr. Catlin

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