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Soul Man (1986)

1h 44m · 24 Oct 1986

He didn't give up, he got down.

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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.

Movie ID5229
GenreComedy
DirectorSteve Miner
Main castC. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones, Melora Hardin, Leslie Nielsen, Ann Walker, James B. Sikking
Release date24 October 1986
Release year1986
LanguageEnglish
Duration104 min (1h 44m)
Rating5.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseThe Steve Tisch Company

Director: Steve Miner
Writers: Carol Black

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C. Thomas HowellMark Watson Rae Dawn ChongSarah Walker Arye GrossGordon Bloomfeld James Earl JonesProfessor Banks Melora HardinWhitney Dunbar Leslie NielsenMr. Dunbar Ann WalkerMrs. Dunbar James B. SikkingBill Watson Max WrightDr. Aronson Jeff AltmanRay McGrady Julia Louis-DreyfusLisa Stimson Maree CheathamDorothy Watson Wallace LanghamBarky Brewer
Eric SchiffBooey Fraser
Ron ReaganFrank Mark NeelyBrad Small
David ReynoldsErnie
Wolfe PerryLeon
Jerry PavlonBruce Wizansky
Laurel GreenZendel

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