Watermelon Man
His white bread world just turned upside brown!
6.3
62 votes
1970
1h 40m
Comedy
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.
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Top cast
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
Janice GerberS
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
Kay E. Kuter
Dr. WainwrightK
Kay Kimberly
EricaI
Irving Selbst
Mr. Johnson
Emil Sitka
Delivery ManL
Lawrence Parke
1st Passenger
Karl Lukas
Policeman #2R
Ralph Montgomery
Drugstore Boss
Charles Lampkin
Dr. Catlin
Erik L. Nelson
DoormanD
Donna Dubrow
ReceptionistF
Frank Farmer
Andy BrandonR
Ron Pinkard
PolicemanDetails
Status
Released
Release date
May 27, 1970
Budget
—
Revenue
$1.1M
Language
English
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