"He didn't give up, he got down."
Soul Man
Movie1986•1sa 44dk•star5.3(172)•trending_up2
Comedy
Director:Steve Miner
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.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateOctober 24, 1986
Release Dates
Germany:
Theatrical - May 21, 1987 (6)
France:
Theatrical - Aug 5, 1987 (TP)
United Kingdom:
Theatrical - Feb 20, 1987 (12)
United States:
Theatrical - Oct 24, 1986 (PG-13)
Runtime1sa 44dk
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$35,000,000
Profit$30,500,000
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Production Companies
Cast
Featured 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
Max Wright
Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham
Dorothy Watson
