Watermelon Man
“His white bread world just turned upside brown!”
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.
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Cast
49 people
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Known for
Cotton Comes to Harlem
The President's Analyst
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Known for
Bonnie and Clyde
Empire Falls
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
Forced Vengeance
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
Dolemite
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Known for
King of the Zombies
Spider Baby
Erin Moran
Janice Gerber
Known for
Happy Days
Galaxy of Terror
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Known for
Magic
Ben
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
Known for
Phantom of the Paradise
Goliath
Kay E. Kuter
Dr. Wainwright
Known for
The Last Starfighter
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Kay Kimberly
Erica
Irving Selbst
Mr. Johnson
Known for
Winter Kills
Emil Sitka
Delivery Man
Known for
Intruder
Crimewave
Melvin Van Peebles Director · Herman Raucher Writer W. Wallace Kelley Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release May 27, 1970 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,100,000
Production
Johanna
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 27, 1970
Theatrical
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