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Soul Man is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Steve Miner released in USA on 24 october 1986 with C. Thomas Howell
Soul Man (1986)
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Add to a movie listSoul Man is a 1986 comedy film about a white man who temporarily darkens his skin, in order to pretend to be black and qualify for a black-only scholarship at Harvard Law School. The movie was directed by Steve Miner and stars C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones, Leslie Nielsen, James B. Sikking, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The title refers to the Sam and Dave song "Soul Man". The original soundtrack includes a version performed by Sam Moore and Lou Reed.
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The movie's protagonist is Mark Watson (Howell), the pampered son from a rich family who is about to attend Harvard Law School along with his best friend Gordon (Gross). Unfortunately, his father's neurotic psychiatrist talks his patient into having more fun for himself instead of spending money on his son. Faced with the horrifying prospect of having to pay for law school by himself, Mark decides to take up a scholarship, but the only suitable one is for African Americans only. So he decides to cheat by using tanning pills in a larger dose than prescribed to appear as an African American. Watson then sets out for Harvard, naïvely believing that blacks have no problems at all in American society.Actors
C. Thomas Howell
(Mark Watson)
Rae Dawn Chong
(Sarah Walker)
Arye Gross
(Gordon Bloomfeld)
James Earl Jones
(Professor Banks)
Leslie Nielsen
(Mr. Dunbar)
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