
Soul Man
# He didn't give up, he got down.
π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
4,500,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1986-10-24
β Running Time:
104 mins
β Vote Average:
5.3
Beloved Cast

Mark Watson
C. Thomas Howell

Sarah Walker
Rae Dawn Chong

Gordon Bloomfeld
Arye Gross

Professor Banks
James Earl Jones

Whitney Dunbar
Melora Hardin

Mr. Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen

Mrs. Dunbar
Ann Walker

Bill Watson
James B. Sikking

Dr. Aronson
Max Wright

Ray McGrady
Jeff Altman

Lisa Stimson
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Dorothy Watson
Maree Cheatham

Barky Brewer
Wallace Langham

Booey Fraser
Eric Schiff

Frank
Ron Reagan

Brad Small
Mark Neely

Ernie
David Reynolds

Leon
Wolfe Perry

Bruce Wizansky
Jerry Pavlon

Zendel
Laurel Green

Seth
John David Bland

George Walker
Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard

Mr. Walker
Felix Nelson

Mrs. Walker
Betty Cole

Bundy Dunbar
Bo Mancuso

Mr. Wicher
Donald Hotton

Mrs. Sherwood
Linda Hoy

Bouchard Man
Robert Burleigh

Andrew
Jonathan Wise

Kim
Amy Stoch

Officer Schkolnick
Paul O'Brien

Jail Cell Bigot
M.C. Gainey

D.J.
Freddie Dawson

Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger