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Soul Man (1986)

PG-13 · 1986-10-24 · 1h 44m · EN
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He didn't give up, he got down.

A caucasian 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.

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Steve MinerDirector
Budget
$4.5M
Box office
$35M

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C. Thomas HowellC. Thomas HowellMark WatsonRae Dawn ChongRae Dawn ChongSarah WalkerArye GrossArye GrossGordon BloomfeldJames Earl JonesJames Earl JonesProfessor BanksMelora HardinMelora HardinWhitney DunbarLeslie NielsenLeslie NielsenMr. DunbarJulia Louis-DreyfusJulia Louis-DreyfusLisa StimsonAnn WalkerAnn WalkerMrs. DunbarJames B. SikkingJames B. SikkingBill WatsonAmy StochAmy StochKimMax WrightMax WrightDr. AronsonRon ReaganRon ReaganFrank

Keywords

Secret identityLos angeles, californiaCollegeHarvard universityScholarship

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinitySecret Identity · Los Angeles California · CollegeDialogue densityComedyDirector preference108145Actor preference45565 · 170783 · 119514Country preferenceUs

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A caucasian 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.

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Soul Man has a runtime of 104 minutes.

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