Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1970

Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.

Watermelon Man

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1970

Watermelon Man
Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Johanna
Original title Watermelon Man
Directors Melvin Van Peebles
Writers Herman Raucher

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge

as Jeff Gerber

Estelle Parsons

as Althea Gerber

Howard Caine

as Mr. Townsend

D'Urville Martin

as Bus Driver

Mantan Moreland

as Counterman

Erin Moran

as Janice Gerber

Paul Williams

as Employment Office Clerk

Kay E. Kuter

as Dr. Wainwright

Kay Kimberly

as Erica

Irving Selbst

as Mr. Johnson

Emil Sitka

as Delivery Man

Lawrence Parke

as 1st Passenger

Karl Lukas

as Policeman #2

Ralph Montgomery

as Drugstore Boss

Charles Lampkin

as Dr. Catlin

Erik L. Nelson

as Doorman

Donna Dubrow

as Receptionist

Frank Farmer

as Andy Brandon

Hazel Medina

as Widow

Mae Clarke

as Old Woman

Ron Pinkard

as Policeman

Niva Ruschell

as Housewife

Almira Sessions

as Woman On Bus

Melvin Van Peebles

as Sign Painter