Watermelon Man (1970)
May 27, 1970Release Date
Watermelon Man (1970)
May 27, 1970Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
Janice Gerber
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
Kay E. Kuter
Dr. Wainwright
Kay Kimberly
Erica
Irving Selbst
Mr. Johnson
Emil Sitka
Delivery Man
Lawrence Parke
1st Passenger
Karl Lukas
Policeman #2
Ralph Montgomery
Drugstore Boss
Charles Lampkin
Dr. Catlin
Erik L. Nelson
Doorman
Donna Dubrow
Receptionist
Frank Farmer
Andy Brandon
Niva Ruschell
Housewife
Ray Ballard
3rd Passenger
Robert Dagny
2nd Passenger
Vivian Rhodes
Gladys
Matthias Uitz
Cab Driver
Rhodie Cogan
Mrs. Johnson
Hazel Medina
Widow
Ron Pinkard
Policeman / Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Club Member (uncredited)
Niva Ruschell
Housewife (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Instructor (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
Exercising Student (uncredited)
Clarence M. Landry
Exercising Student (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Old Woman (uncredited)
Melvin Van Peebles
Sign Painter (uncredited) / Director / Original Music Composer
Charles Fogel
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
David Cadiente
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Buss Passenger (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Walt Davis
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jimmy Payne
Minor Role (uncredited)
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Sheldon Schrager
Assistant Director
Les Fresholtz
Sound
John H. Newman
Sound Editor
Luke Wolfram
Sound Editor
Willie Harris
Stunts
Herman Raucher
Writer
John B. Bennett
Producer
Leon Mirell
Executive Producer
W. Wallace Kelley
Director of Photography
Carl Kress
Editor
Malcolm C. Bert
Art Direction
Sydney Z. Litwack
Art Direction
John Burton
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 27, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingR
Box Office$1,100,000
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Kay Kimberley, Mantan Moreland, and Erin Moran. Written by Herman Raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960s-era white insurance salesman named Jeff Gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. The premise for the film was inspired by Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, and by John Howard Griffin's autobiographical Black Like Me.
Van Peebles' only studio film, Watermelon Man was a financial success, but Van Peebles did not accept Columbia Pictures' three-picture contract, instead developing the independent film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The music for Watermelon Man, written and performed by Van Peebles, was released on a soundtrack album, which spawned the single "Love, That's America".