Soul Man (1986)

10/24/1986 (US) • Comedy • 1h 44m

He didn't give up, he got down.

Overview

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.

Soul Man (1986)

10/24/1986 (US) • 1h 44m

Comedy

He didn't give up, he got down.

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Revenue

$35,000,000.00

Keywords

scholarship

secret identity

harvard university

college

los angeles, california

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