Watermelon Man Movie Review 1970

The tables are turned for a bigoted white guy when he wakes up one morning to discover he has become a black man. Broad comedy with not much place to go is still engaging. Cambridge takes on both roles, appearing in unconvincing white makeup.

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Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Role Reversal, African America

Screenplay

Herman Raucher

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge, Erin Moran, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Kay Kimberly, Paul Williams

Cinematography

Herman Raucher

Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Music

Melvin Van Peebles