Soul Man
1986 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
In order to win a scholarship, Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), the white son of an affluent psychiatrist, pretends to be black on his application form. When he's accepted, he alters his hair, skin and speech to conceal his true identity. At first Mark believes that going through law school as a minority will be a breeze, but he soon begins experiencing racism. Eventually, Mark falls in love with Sarah Walker (Rae Dawn Chong), a black student, and begins to feel guilty about his ruse.
Direction Steve Miner
Cast C. Thomas Howell · Rae Dawn Chong · James Earl Jones · Arye Gross · James B. Sikking · Leslie Nielsen · Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Melora Hardin · Ann Walker · Jeff Altman · Maree Cheatham · Wallace Langham · Eric Schiff · Mark Neely · Wolfe Perry · David Reynolds · Max Wright · Laurel Green · Linda Hoy · Betty Cole
Soundtrack Tom Scott
Screenplay Carol Black
Cinematography Jeff Jur
Original title Soul Man
4.6
410 votes (FilmAffinity)
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