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
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Details.
Release DateMay 27, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingR
Box Office$1,100,000
Genres
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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".
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