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Soul Man
“He didn't give up, he got down.”
5.3 / 10• 1986• 1h 44m•PG-13• English
Comedy
Storyline
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
Cast & Crew
C. Thomas Howell
Mark Watson
Lead
Rae Dawn Chong
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking
Bill Watson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steve Miner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Soul Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
