Watermelon Man
His white bread world just turned upside brown!
1970 | 100m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Herman Raucher |
| Staring: |
| A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. | |
| Release Date: | May 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Writer: | Herman Raucher |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | racist, satire, racism, malicious, independent film, tanning bed, hilarious, mean spirited, scathing, whiteface |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Johanna |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,100,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Godfrey Cambridge | Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber |
| Estelle Parsons | Althea Janine Gerber |
| Howard Caine | Mr. Townsend |
| D'Urville Martin | Bus Driver |
| Mantan Moreland | Joe the Counterman |
| Erin Moran | Janice Gerber |
| Scott Garrett | Burton Gerber |
| Paul Williams | Employment Office Clerk |
| Kay E. Kuter | Dr. Wainwright |
| Kay Kimberly | Erica |
| Irving Selbst | Mr. Johnson |
| Emil Sitka | Delivery Man |
| Lawrence Parke | 1st Passenger |
| Karl Lukas | Policeman #2 |
| Ralph Montgomery | Drugstore Boss |
| Charles Lampkin | Dr. Catlin |
| Erik L. Nelson | Doorman |
| Donna Dubrow | Receptionist |
| Frank Farmer | Andy Brandon |
| Ron Pinkard | Policeman |
| Niva Ruschell | Housewife |
| Ray Ballard | 3rd Passenger |
| Robert Dagny | 2nd Passenger |
| Vivian Rhodes | Gladys |
| Matthias Uitz | Cab Driver |
| Rhodie Cogan | Mrs. Johnson |
| Hazel Medina | Widow |
| Ron Pinkard | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Club Member (uncredited) |
| Niva Ruschell | Housewife (uncredited) |
| Eddie Smith | Instructor (uncredited) |
| Robert Lewis | Exercising Student (uncredited) |
| Clarence M. Landry | Exercising Student (uncredited) |
| Mae Clarke | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Sign Painter (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| David Cadiente | Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Woman on Bus (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Buss Passenger (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Walt Davis | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Tina Menard | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Robert Strong | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Payne | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herman Raucher | Writer |
| W. Wallace Kelley | Director of Photography |
| Carl Kress | Editor |
| Malcolm C. Bert | Art Direction |
| Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| John Burton | Set Decoration |
| Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sheldon Schrager | Assistant Director |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound |
| John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Luke Wolfram | Sound Editor |
| Willie Harris | Stunts |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Original Music Composer, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John B. Bennett | Producer |
| Leon Mirell | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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