

Soul Man
1986 · Movie · 1h 44m · PG-13
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
Metacritic
33/100
Key crew
- Tom ScottOriginal Music Composer
- Carol BlackScreenplay
- Steve MinerDirector
Cast
- C. Thomas HowellMark Watson
- Rae Dawn ChongSarah Walker
- Arye GrossGordon Bloomfeld
- James Earl JonesProfessor Banks
- Melora HardinWhitney Dunbar
- Leslie NielsenMr. Dunbar
- Ann WalkerMrs. Dunbar
- James B. SikkingBill Watson
- Max WrightDr. Aronson
- Jeff AltmanRay McGrady
- Julia Louis-DreyfusLisa Stimson
- Maree CheathamDorothy Watson
Stills
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Themes
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