Soul Man
155 reviews
Comedy
1h 44m
1986
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...
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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.
- DirectorSteve Miner
- Release24 October 1986
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget$4,500,000
- Revenue$35,000,000
- Rate155 reviews
- Productions
The Steve Tisch Company
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

Ron Reagan
Frank

Mark Neely
Brad Small

David Reynolds
Ernie

Wolfe Perry
Leon

Laurel Green
Zendel

John David Bland
Seth

Donald Hotton
Mr. Wicher

Jonathan Wise
Andrew

Amy Stoch
Kim

Paul O'Brien
Officer Schkolnick

M.C. Gainey
Jail Cell Bigot

Scott L. Treger
Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)
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