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Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

19706.41h 40mR

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
Written by Herman Raucher
Produced by John B. Bennett
Box Office0Revenue: $1.1M

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Top 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

S

Scott Garrett

Burton Gerber

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Employment Office Clerk

K

Kay E. Kuter

Dr. Wainwright

K

Kay Kimberly

Erica

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Themes & Keywords

satireracistracismmaliciousindependent filmtanning bedhilariousmean spiritedscathingwhiteface

About Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man is a comedy film released in 1970 exploring themes of satire, racist, racism, malicious, independent film, tanning bed. Directed by Melvin Van Peebles, it stars Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine. 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.

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