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Watermelon Man

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Original title

Watermelon Man

Year

1970

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Screenwriter

Herman Raucher

Cast

Music

Melvin Van Peebles

Cinematography

W. Wallace Kelley

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Johanna

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Blaxploitation. Racism

Synopsis

Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. He is also both racist and a fitness freak. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

Awards: 1970: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons)

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Watermelon Man

1970

Melvin Van Peebles

6.1

(27)