Watermelon Man (1970)
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Watermelon Man
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| Cast | Howard Caine, Godfrey Cambridge, Mae Clarke, Donna Dubrow, Frank Farmer, Kay E Kuter, Durville Martin, Mantan Moreland, Estelle Parsons, Almira Sessions and Melvin Van Peebles |
| Theatrical Release | May 27, 1970 |
| DVD Release | September 14, 2004 |
| Running Time | 98 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 043396050532 |
| Buy this item | $12.99 at Amazon.com
As of Oct 8 19:43 EDT (details)
1 DVD, Sony, Usually ships in 24 hours, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
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About Watermelon Man
Godfrey Cambridge stars in this outrageous comedy directed by maverick filmmaker Melvin Van Peeples (Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song). Jeff Gerber (Cambridge) seems to have it all: a successful career a nice suburban home a progressive-thinking wife (Academy Award®-winner Estelle Parsons Best Supporting Actress Bonne and Clyde 1967) and two cute children. But he's also a loud-mouthed racist who wakes up one morning to discover he's turned into a black man. The doctor's have no explanation and no cure for his sudden change. Suddenly Gerber is a white bigot in black skin who has to deal with a shocked family intolerant neighbors cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus!System Requirements:Run Time: 98 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 043396050532 Manufacturer No: 05053 Product Description
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(25 reviews)
 |  | One of best movies against racism |  |
A movie by Melvin Van Peebles, Mario's father and brave director. In 1970 he shot this movie, with a sit-com conception (little Erin Moran is one of the protagonist's kids, before becoming Ricky Cunningham-Ron Howard's sister in Happy Days !), but with a bitter development and ending. Are we sure that the topic is too old and past for a remake ? Hollywood, in lack of ideas, should discover this forgotten small jewel (not a masterpiece anyway)
September 2, 2008 | | The comedy gem now available on DVD!!! | |
So glad this comedy gem from 1970 is now on DVD!!! Incredible acting from the late Godfrey Cambridge(he sadly died 1976 at a very young age,had he had lived he would probably have been a superstar),Estelle Parsons,Erin Moran,and D'urville Martin who later would direct and co-star in low budget classic Dolemite. The anamorphic widescreen transfer looks pretty darn good for low budget film this age,sound is also adequate,being that it's a mono soundtrack,the only real extras present are a optional introdution by Melvin Van Peebles(it runs while watching the film,just like Mel Brooks'one on the Blazing Saddles DVD),and a few trailers,but NOT the one for this film,even with the minor quibbles,it's still a five star DVD!!! A
August 31, 2008| | | hysterrical and historical | |
Watermelon Man is a comedy masterpeice. It will become an instant favorite in anyones movie library. Godfrey Cambridges' performance made a difficult part, in a difficult time in American history, look seemingly easy and just as easy to watch. A brilliant and signifigant timepiece from Amazons infinite time capsule!
August 19, 2008This movie is a laugh out loud side buster comedy. If you enjoy brash and not-so-politically-correct humor, this movie is for you.
April 28, 2008An old movie that I remember and wanted to see it again. Was happy to find it here.
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