scholarship,secret identity,harvard university,college,los angeles, california

Soul Man (1986)

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He didn't give up, he got down.

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

Director
Steve Miner
  • Profile picture of C. Thomas Howell
    Mark Watson C. Thomas Howell
  • Profile picture of Rae Dawn Chong
    Sarah Walker Rae Dawn Chong
  • Profile picture of Arye Gross
    Gordon Bloomfeld Arye Gross
  • Profile picture of James Earl Jones
    Professor Banks James Earl Jones
  • Profile picture of Melora Hardin
    Whitney Dunbar Melora Hardin
  • Profile picture of Leslie Nielsen
    Mr. Dunbar Leslie Nielsen
  • Profile picture of Ann Walker
    Mrs. Dunbar Ann Walker
  • Profile picture of James B. Sikking
    Bill Watson James B. Sikking

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Keywords

  • scholarship
  • secret identity
  • harvard university
  • college
  • los angeles, california