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Watermelon Man

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

6.3/ 1019701h 40mR

Comedy

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.

Directed by Melvin Van Peebles

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Althea Janine Gerber

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Mr. Townsend

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

Bus Driver

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Joe the Counterman

Erin Moran

Erin Moran

Janice Gerber

Scott Garrett

Burton Gerber

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Employment Office Clerk