Comedy · United States of America · 1970 · 1h 40m

Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man poster
Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Cast
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
Crew
W. Wallace Kelley — Director of Photography Carl Kress — Editor Melvin Van Peebles — Original Music Composer Herman Raucher — Writer John B. Bennett — Producer
Tagline

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Watermelon Man — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
satireracistracismmaliciousindependent filmtanning bedhilariousmean spiritedscathingwhiteface
Key Collaborators
Melvin Van Peebles Director W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography Carl Kress Editor Melvin Van Peebles Original Music Composer Herman Raucher Writer John B. Bennett Producer
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