United States / May 27, 1970 / R
His white bread world just turned upside brown!
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Williams | Employment Office Clerk |
| Kay E. Kuter | Dr. Wainwright |
| Kay Kimberly | Erica |
| Irving Selbst | Mr. Johnson |
| Emil Sitka | Delivery Man |
| Lawrence Parke | 1st Passenger |
| Karl Lukas | Policeman #2 |
| Ralph Montgomery | Drugstore Boss |
| Charles Lampkin | Dr. Catlin |
| Erik L. Nelson | Doorman |
| Donna Dubrow | Receptionist |
| Frank Farmer | Andy Brandon |
| Ron Pinkard | Policeman |
| Niva Ruschell | Housewife |
| Ray Ballard | 3rd Passenger |
| Robert Dagny | 2nd Passenger |
| Vivian Rhodes | Gladys |
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| Matthias Uitz | Cab Driver |
| Rhodie Cogan | Mrs. Johnson |
| Hazel Medina | Widow |
| Ron Pinkard | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Club Member (uncredited) |
| Niva Ruschell | Housewife (uncredited) |
| Eddie Smith | Instructor (uncredited) |
| Robert Lewis | Exercising Student (uncredited) |
| Clarence M. Landry | Exercising Student (uncredited) |
| Mae Clarke | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Sign Painter (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| David Cadiente | Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Woman on Bus (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Buss Passenger (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Walt Davis | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Tina Menard | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Robert Strong | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Payne | Minor Role (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Watermelon Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Johanna, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 27 maggio 1970 |
| Executive producer | Leon Mirell |
| Production | John B. Bennett |
| Writer | Herman Raucher |
| Editing | Carl Kress |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Assistant directors | Sheldon Schrager, Melvin Van Peebles |
| Camera operators | W. Wallace Kelley |
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| Additional photography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Production design | Sydney Z. Litwack, John Burton, Malcolm C. Bert |
| Art direction | Sydney Z. Litwack, Malcolm C. Bert, John Burton |
| Set decoration | John Burton, Sydney Z. Litwack, Malcolm C. Bert |
| Stunts | Willie Harris |
| Music | Melvin Van Peebles, Les Fresholtz, Luke Wolfram, John H. Newman |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz, Luke Wolfram, John H. Newman, Melvin Van Peebles |
| Costume design | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
| Makeup | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
| Hairstyling | Ben Lane, Virginia Jones |
| Revenue | 1.100.000 € |
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