Soul Man (1986)

Soul Man (1986)

He didn't give up, he got down. 1986-10-24 United States of America 104 Min. PG-13
5.4 146 votes

Overview

A caucasian 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.

Cast

C. Thomas Howell is Mark Watson
Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong is Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross is Gordon Bloomfeld
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones is Professor Banks
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin is Whitney Dunbar
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen is Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker is Mrs. Dunbar
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking is Bill Watson
Bill Watson
Max Wright is Dr. Aronson
Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman is Ray McGrady
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Lisa Stimson
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham is Dorothy Watson
Dorothy Watson

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