CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 44m · PG-13
Soul Man

He didn't give up, he got down.

52%(174)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed bySteve Miner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
October 24, 1986
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$35,000,000
Studios
The Steve Tisch Company

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1 video
Soul Man - C. Thomas Howell - Trailer

Soul Man - C. Thomas Howell - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Steve Miner
Steve Miner
Written by
Carol Black
Produced by
Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch

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