MOVIE
Watermelon Man
“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.
Release / first air1970-05-27
Original languageEN
GenresComedy
DirectorMelvin Van Peebles
WriterHerman Raucher
BudgetNot available
Revenue$1,100,000
ProductionJohanna, Columbia Pictures
Cast & Crew
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Godfrey CambridgeJefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle ParsonsAlthea Janine Gerber
Howard CaineMr. Townsend
D'Urville MartinBus Driver
Mantan MorelandJoe the Counterman
Erin MoranJanice Gerber
Scott GarrettBurton Gerber
Paul WilliamsEmployment Office Clerk
Kay E. KuterDr. WainwrightKay KimberlyEricaKeywords
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