Soul Man (1986)
He didn't give up, he got down.
1986 · PG-13 · 1h 44m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
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.
Director: Steve Miner
Writers: Carol Black
Music by: Tom Scott
Cinematography: Jeffrey Jur
Editor: David Finfer
Box office: $35M · Budget: $5M · Rated 5.3/10 by 172 viewers
Cast
C. Thomas Howell as Mark WatsonRae Dawn Chong as Sarah WalkerArye Gross as Gordon BloomfeldJames Earl Jones as Professor BanksMelora Hardin as Whitney DunbarLeslie Nielsen as Mr. DunbarAnn Walker as Mrs. DunbarJames B. Sikking as Bill WatsonMax Wright as Dr. AronsonJeff Altman as Ray McGradyJulia Louis-Dreyfus as Lisa StimsonMaree Cheatham as Dorothy WatsonMore like this
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