Film
Soul Man
1986· PG-13· 1h 44m· Comedy
“He didn't give up, he got down.”
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.
1986-10-24
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Key Crew
DirectorSteve Miner
ScreenplayCarol Black
ProducerSteve Tisch
Director of PhotographyJeffrey Jur
Original Music ComposerTom Scott
EditorDavid Finfer
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1986-10-24
Runtime1h 44m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Steve Tisch Company
Budget$5M
Box office$35M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.3/10 · 167 votes
Original languageen
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