Watch Soul Man (1986) Official Trailer
He didn't give up, he got down.
5.3 / 10 IMDb October 24, 1986 1h 44m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
October 24, 1986
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$35,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
C. Thomas Howell
as Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong
as Sarah Walker
Arye Gross
as Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones
as Professor Banks
Melora Hardin
as Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen
as Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker
as Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking
as Bill Watson
Max Wright
as Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman
as Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham
as Dorothy Watson
Wallace Langham
as Barky Brewer
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Eric Schiff
as Booey Fraser
Ron Reagan
as Frank
Mark Neely
as Brad Small
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David Reynolds
as Ernie
Wolfe Perry
as Leon
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Jerry Pavlon
as Bruce Wizansky
Laurel Green
as Zendel
Production Companies
The Steve Tisch Company
Soul Man Official Trailer 1986
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