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Soul Man

PG-13

1986

104 minutes

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

C. Thomas Howell headshot

C. Thomas Howell

Mark Watson

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Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah Walker

Arye Gross headshot

Arye Gross

Gordon Bloomfeld

James Earl Jones headshot

James Earl Jones

Professor Banks

Melora Hardin headshot

Melora Hardin

Whitney Dunbar

Leslie Nielsen headshot

Leslie Nielsen

Mr. Dunbar

Ann Walker headshot

Ann Walker

Mrs. Dunbar

James B. Sikking headshot

James B. Sikking

Bill Watson

Max Wright headshot

Max Wright

Dr. Aronson

Jeff Altman headshot

Jeff Altman

Ray McGrady

Julia Louis-Dreyfus headshot

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lisa Stimson

Maree Cheatham headshot

Maree Cheatham

Dorothy Watson

Wallace Langham headshot

Wallace Langham

Barky Brewer

Eric Schiff headshot

Eric Schiff

Booey Fraser

Ron Reagan headshot

Ron Reagan

Frank

Mark Neely headshot

Mark Neely

Brad Small

David Reynolds headshot

David Reynolds

Ernie

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Wolfe Perry

Leon

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Jerry Pavlon

Bruce Wizansky

Laurel Green headshot

Laurel Green

Zendel

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John David Bland

Seth

Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard headshot

Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard

George Walker

Felix Nelson headshot

Felix Nelson

Mr. Walker

Betty Cole headshot

Betty Cole

Mrs. Walker

Bo Mancuso headshot

Bo Mancuso

Bundy Dunbar

Donald Hotton headshot

Donald Hotton

Mr. Wicher

Linda Hoy headshot

Linda Hoy

Mrs. Sherwood

Robert Burleigh headshot

Robert Burleigh

Bouchard Man

Jonathan Wise headshot

Jonathan Wise

Andrew

Amy Stoch headshot

Amy Stoch

Kim

Paul O'Brien headshot

Paul O'Brien

Officer Schkolnick

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M.C. Gainey

Jail Cell Bigot

Freddie Dawson headshot

Freddie Dawson

D.J.