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The Watermelon Man (DVD, 2004)

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But he's also a loud-mouthed racist who wakes up one morning to discover he's turned into a black man. The doctor's have no explanation and no cure for his sudden change. Suddenly, Gerber is a white bigot in black skin who has todeal with a shocked family, intolerant neighbors, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus!

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Melvin Van Peebles follows up his unjustly overlooked THE STORY OF A THREE-DAY PASS with this blunt, original, and highly unusual satire of race in America. Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) is a white middle-class racist who makes a living as an insurance salesman. After work, he takes the bus home to spend time with his wife, Althea (Estelle Parsons), and his two children. One day Jeff awakens to find that he has inexplicably metamorphosed into a black man. He unsuccessfully attempts to powder his skin and return its pallor, and he visits a doctor hoping to discover the cause for his remarkable transformation. In the meantime, he must continue with his daily routine, which becomes a painful lesson in the repugnant nature of racism. Encountering prejudice almost everywhere he goes, Jeff is eventually seduced by a curious white coworker and is bought out by his skeptical neighbors, who fear that his presence will depreciate the value of their homes. All the while, he yearns for a return to his normal self, for the days when he was treated like a human being. Van Peebles, working from a highly charged script by Herman Roucher, approaches his important theme using a new approach--comedy--and comes up with a provocative, landmark cinematic achievement.

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UPC0043396050532

eBay Product ID (ePID)30951367

Product Key Features

ActorGodfrey Cambridge

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleWatermelon Man

DirectorMelvin Van Peebles

FormatDVD

Release Year2004

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Leading RoleGodfrey Cambridge

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20040914

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by macadoo6freight
15 Sep, 2024
The film quality and sound were very goo...
The film quality and sound were very good. The movie was silly in spots and didn't quite get it's points across. I rate this movie with three out of five stars (three being mixed overall). Godfrey Cambridge was very good in his leading male role. The same for Estelle Parsons in the female role. Concept messaging was off and disappointing.
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by donaswin
30 Dec, 2023
A very relevant film, done with humor.
I am 77 years of age, so can recall when this movie was made, though I had never seen it.....was sort of on my unwritten bucket list. No regrets, it was very much in touch with the times.
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by larrybr_82
26 Jan, 2025
I love this crazy move it really funny ...
I love this crazy move it really funny
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by cvhailey
22 Jul, 2020
offensive
Its funny maybe others can see into story
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by williwhite
29 May, 2022
Old school movie
Wow old old. School every one should see this movie
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by rajoh_4322
09 Mar, 2021
Need I say more.
Intetersting movie I put it in blaxploitation.
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by 9137charles
13 Jul, 2020
Watermelon Man
Old movies with tons of stereotypes.
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by leonequintanill-7
26 Jul, 2017
Watermellon man dvd
Godfrey cambrige was a very funny comedian a very good actor.watermellon man dvd is very funny yet true in many ways to that era.funny and sad. ways to that era.
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by elchic_276
25 Nov, 2024
Watermelon man!!
Saw this film in 1970 when I was 17! Still relevant to these times!!!
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by fizzbombsmother
29 Nov, 2021
Thought provoking and encourages discussions!
An old movie that is very relevant today!
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