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63% Critic Match
Watermelon Man
“His white bread world just turned upside brown!”
6.3 / 10• 1970• 1h 40m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Lead
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
Janice Gerber
SG
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melvin Van Peebles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Watermelon Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
