Soul Man
Soul Man

Information

Release DateOctober 24, 1986
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased
Budget$5M
Revenue$35M
ProductionThe Steve Tisch Company
LanguagesEnglish
5.3
155 votes
Popularity1

Soul Man

"He didn't give up, he got down."

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Steve Miner
Steve Miner

Featured Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Mark Watson

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah Walker

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Gordon Bloomfeld

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Professor Banks

Melora Hardin

Melora Hardin

Whitney Dunbar

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