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Watermelon Man (1970)An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it's like being a black man, firsthand! Director:Melvin Van PeeblesWriter:Herman Raucher |
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Title: Watermelon Man (1970)
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Godfrey Cambridge | ... |
Jeff Gerber
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Althea Gerber
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Mr. Townsend
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D'Urville Martin | ... |
Bus Driver
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Mantan Moreland | ... |
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Kay Kimberly | ... |
Erica
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Kay E. Kuter | ... |
Dr. Wainwright
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Scott Garrett | ... |
Burton Gerber
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Janice Gerber
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Irving Selbst | ... |
Mr. Johnson
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Emil Sitka | ... |
Delivery Man
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Lawrence Parke | ... |
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Karl Lukas | ... |
Policeman #2
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Ray Ballard | ... |
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Robert Dagny | ... |
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Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. He is also both racist and a fitness freak. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him. This puts a strain on his marriage and loyal wife Althea, who begins to crack under the pressure. When all medical attempts to change his skin back to his former color fail, Jeff accepts that Kharma has caught up with him. Jeff tries to see the light of being a persecuted black man in this cruel and segregated world with the help of some of some new black friends, some of whom were people he, as a white man, taunted and harassed. Written by matt-282
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Ein Mann sieht schwarz See more »Filming Locations:
Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Jeff Gerber: Your mother is in no position to judge other people's races - the way her eyes slant up, my mother always thought she was Chinese!
Althea Gerber: ...silliest thing I ever heard.
Jeff Gerber: Oh yeah? - well then how come her feet are so small? And - and how come whenever you ask her when she was born she always says the Year of the Dragon? And how come she was always so anxious to - to wash my shirts? Does *that* sound like a white woman to you, huh?
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Director Cameo: [Melvin Van Peebles] The artist who letters Jeff Gerber's new office door. See more »Quotes
Althea Gerber: You know... you know it's very strange. My mother always thought you were a little on the dark side - I mean she never came right out and *asked* me...Jeff Gerber: Your mother is in no position to judge other people's races - the way her eyes slant up, my mother always thought she was Chinese!
Althea Gerber: ...silliest thing I ever heard.
Jeff Gerber: Oh yeah? - well then how come her feet are so small? And - and how come whenever you ask her when she was born she always says the Year of the Dragon? And how come she was always so anxious to - to wash my shirts? Does *that* sound like a white woman to you, huh?
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