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Soul Man

Not Rated
Comedy
5.3/10(148 ratings)

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.

10-24-1986
1h 44m
Soul Man
Backdrop for Soul Man

Main Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Mark Watson

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah Walker

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Gordon Bloomfeld

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Professor Banks

Melora Hardin

Melora Hardin

Whitney Dunbar

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Mr. Dunbar

Mrs. Dunbar

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Steve Miner
Production:
The Steve Tisch Company
Revenue:
$35,000,000
Budget:
$4,500,000

Key Crew

Stunt Coordinator:
Chris Howell
Screenplay:
Carol Black
Producer:
Steve Tisch
Director:
Steve Miner
Original Music Composer:
Tom Scott

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en