Watermelon Man

(1970)

Synopsis

A bigoted insurance agent wakes up one morning to find himself with darker skin. He now finds himself victim to the racial abuse he once perpetrated while his friends and family shun him, and must learn to accept his new pigmentation.

Directors

Melvin Van Peebles, Les Fresholtz, Melvin Van Peebles

Production year

1970

Rating

R

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

97 minutes

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Kay E. Kuter, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin