Watermelon Man
1970 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.3
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.
Also known as The Watermelon Man
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-05-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (59 votes)
Themes
- satire
- racist
- racism
- malicious
- independent film
- tanning bed
- hilarious
- mean spirited
- scathing
- whiteface
Cast & crew
Godfrey Cambridge
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons
as Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
as Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
as Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
as Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
as Janice Gerber
- SG
Scott Garrett
as Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
as Employment Office Clerk
- KK
Kay E. Kuter
as Dr. Wainwright
- KK
Kay Kimberly
as Erica
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles