1986
5.3 (154 votes)
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
The Steve Tisch Company
Soul Man
He didn't give up, he got down.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Steve Miner
Screenplay: Carol Black
Producer: Steve Tisch
Director of Photography: Jeffrey Jur
Top Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking
Bill Watson
Videos
Soul Man - C. Thomas Howell - Trailer
