Soul Man
Soul Man
5.3
|October 24, 1986|1h 44m|Movie
Comedy

Storyline

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 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

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Barky Brewer

?

Eric Schiff

Booey Fraser

Ron Reagan

Ron Reagan

Frank

Mark Neely

Mark Neely

Brad Small

?

David Reynolds

Ernie

Wolfe Perry

Wolfe Perry

Leon

?

Jerry Pavlon

Bruce Wizansky

Laurel Green

Laurel Green

Zendel

Director

Steve Miner

Writers

Carol Black

Status

Released

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