Movie·1986·1h 44m
Soul Man
He didn't give up, he got down.
Directed By
Steve Miner
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Carol Black
Producer
Steve Tisch
Cinematography
Jeffrey Jur
Music
Tom Scott
Editor
David Finfer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
168 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking
Bill Watson
Max Wright
Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham
Dorothy Watson
Wallace Langham
Barky Brewer
Eric Schiff
Booey Fraser
Ron Reagan
Frank
Mark Neely
Brad Small
David Reynolds
Ernie
Wolfe Perry
Leon
// crew
Crew
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
Carol Black
Screenplay
Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography
Steve Tisch
Producer
David Finfer
Editor
Steve Miner
Director
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