Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

Movie |

Racist | Satire

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Melvin Van Peebles, Sheldon Schrager
  • Cast(s): Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Mantan Moreland See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 40min
  • Music: Les Fresholtz,John H. Newman,Luke Wolfram
  • Award(s): Image 1970 (Won)
    BAFTA Film 1971 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Eternity, People We Meet on Vacation
  • Story:
    Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.
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6.7/10
IMDb

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Watermelon Man - Cast

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.
Ratings

6.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Image Award

Best Musical Score | 1970 | Melvin Van

Nominations
BAFTA Film Award

Best Supporting Actress | 1971 | Estelle

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Collection 1,100,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Was released the same day as "Cotton Comes To Harlem" which also starred Godfrey Cambridge.

D'Urville Martin not only plays the credited role of the Bus Driver, but also participant in the Yacht Club "riot" scene.

Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies.

Mae Clarke's final film.

Stars two Academy Award winners (Estelle Parsons and Paul Williams) and was written by Academy Award nominated writer Herman Raucher ("Summer of '42).

Popular Dialogues

"Delivery Man: That guy needs a sun lamp like Fred Astaire needs dancing lessons."

"Dr. Wainwright: What's your wife's name? Jeff Gerber: Althea Jemima Gerber. Dr. Wainwright: You're kidding me. What are your children's names? Jeff Gerber: Beulah and Rastus. You're trying to prove that i'm a negro, and i'm trying to prove that i'm not!"