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Soul Man (1986)

Movie"He didn't give up, he got down."
Audience Score
53
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PG-13 1 hr 44 minOct 24th, 1986Comedy
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
StarringC. Thomas HowellRae Dawn ChongArye Gross
DirectorSteve Miner

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 24th, 1986
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 19th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$4,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$35,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:The Steve Tisch Company
Movie Tags:
los angeles, californiacollegesecret identityharvard universityscholarship