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/10
316 Ratings

WATERMELON MAN

Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
United States, 1970
Comedy
  • 100100 minutes

Synopsis

Jeff Gerber has it all—a wife and two kids, a home in the suburbs, and a great job. But he’s also a loud-mouthed racist who wakes up one morning to discover he’s turned into a Black man. Suddenly, Gerber has to deal with a shocked family, cold shoulders at the office, and a back seat on the bus.

Synopsis

Jeff Gerber has it all—a wife and two kids, a home in the suburbs, and a great job. But he’s also a loud-mouthed racist who wakes up one morning to discover he’s turned into a Black man. Suddenly, Gerber has to deal with a shocked family, cold shoulders at the office, and a back seat on the bus.