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Watermelon Man
His white bread world just turned upside brown!
May 27, 1970 · 1h 40m
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Comedy
PLOT
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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CAST
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
Janice Gerber
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$1,100,000
Production
Johanna, Columbia Pictures
Country
US
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