Soul Man (1986)

  • PG-13
  • 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.

Carol Black

Screenplay

Steve Miner

Director

Cast

C. Thomas Howell's headshot

C. Thomas Howell

Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong's headshot

Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah Walker
Arye Gross's headshot

Arye Gross

Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones's headshot

James Earl Jones

Professor Banks
Melora Hardin's headshot

Melora Hardin

Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen's headshot

Leslie Nielsen

Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker's headshot

Ann Walker

Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking's headshot

James B. Sikking

Bill Watson

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