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Soul Man
Soul Man

Soul Man

He didn't give up, he got down.

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$4500000

Revenue

$35000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.306/10

Release Date

24 October 1986

Country

United States of America

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

Eric Schiff

Booey Fraser

Ron Reagan

Ron Reagan

Frank

Mark Neely

Mark Neely

Brad Small

David Reynolds

David Reynolds

Ernie

Wolfe Perry

Wolfe Perry

Leon

Jerry Pavlon

Jerry Pavlon

Bruce Wizansky

Laurel Green

Laurel Green

Zendel

John David Bland

John David Bland

Seth

Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard

Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard

George Walker

Felix Nelson

Felix Nelson

Mr. Walker

Betty Cole

Betty Cole

Mrs. Walker

Bo Mancuso

Bo Mancuso

Bundy Dunbar

Donald Hotton

Donald Hotton

Mr. Wicher

Linda Hoy

Linda Hoy

Mrs. Sherwood

Robert Burleigh

Robert Burleigh

Bouchard Man

Jonathan Wise

Jonathan Wise

Andrew

Amy Stoch

Amy Stoch

Kim

Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

Officer Schkolnick

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Jail Cell Bigot

Freddie Dawson

Freddie Dawson

D.J.

Scott L. Treger

Scott L. Treger

Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)

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