satire,racist,racism,malicious,independent film,tanning bed,hilarious,mean spirited,scathing,whiteface

Watermelon Man (1970)

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His white bread world just turned upside brown!

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

Director
Melvin Van Peebles
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    Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber Godfrey Cambridge
  • Profile picture of Estelle Parsons
    Althea Janine Gerber Estelle Parsons
  • Profile picture of Howard Caine
    Mr. Townsend Howard Caine
  • Profile picture of D'Urville Martin
    Bus Driver D'Urville Martin
  • Profile picture of Mantan Moreland
    Joe the Counterman Mantan Moreland
  • Profile picture of Erin Moran
    Janice Gerber Erin Moran
  • Profile picture of Paul Williams
    Employment Office Clerk Paul Williams
  • Profile picture of Emil Sitka
    Delivery Man Emil Sitka

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Keywords

  • satire
  • racist
  • racism
  • malicious
  • independent film
  • tanning bed
  • hilarious
  • mean spirited
  • scathing
  • whiteface