Soul Man

Soul Man

1986
1h 44m
5.2

5.2/10

165 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $4,500,000

Revenue: $35,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
The Steve Tisch Company
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

scholarship secret identity harvard university college los angeles, california

Quick Facts

Release Date October 24, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0091991

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

Ann Walker
Ann Walker

Mrs. Dunbar

James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking

Bill Watson

Max Wright
Max Wright

Dr. Aronson

Jeff Altman
Jeff Altman

Ray McGrady

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lisa Stimson

Maree Cheatham
Maree Cheatham

Dorothy Watson

Key Crew

Steve Miner
Director
Carol Black
Screenplay
Steve Tisch
Producer