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Watermelon Man

An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it's like being a black man, firsthand!

Director

Melvin Van Peebles

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Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

Jeff Gerber

Godfrey Cambridge

Althea Gerber

Estelle Parsons

Mr. Townsend

Bus Driver

D'Urville Martin

Counterman

Mantan Moreland

Erica

Dr. Wainwright

Burton Gerber

Janice Gerber

Mr. Johnson

Delivery Man

1st Passenger

Policeman #2

3rd Passenger

2nd Passenger

Employment Office Clerk

Drugstore Boss

Ralph Montgomery

Dr. Catlin

Charles Lampkin

Gladys

Doorman

Cab Driver

Mrs. Johnson

Receptionist

Andy Brandon

Widow

Old Woman

Minor Role

Policeman

Townsman

Housewife

Woman on Bus

Almira Sessions

Sign Painter

Melvin Van Peebles

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Delivery Man Bus Driver Jeff Gerber Dr. Wainwright Erica Althea Gerber Mr. Townsend Counterman Andy Brandon Burton Gerber Policeman Doorman Receptionist

Seventy-nine, 80, 81, - Watermelon Man

Seventy-nine, 80, 81,

Come on! Harder! - Watermelon Man

Come on! Harder!

Take that, my good man! - Watermelon Man

Take that, my good man!

- There he is, the son of a bitch!
- Step on it! You've got him by 50 yards! - Watermelon Man

- There he is, the son of a bitch! - Step on it! You've...

See you tomorrow, fans.
Same time, same station. - Watermelon Man

See you tomorrow, fans. Same time, same station.

Okay, buddy. This is a hijack. - Watermelon Man

Okay, buddy. This is a hijack.

Sluts sluts All of you sluts Next thing you know - Watermelon Man

Sluts sluts All of you sluts Next thing you know

You gorgeous hunk of Sweden Norway - Watermelon Man

You gorgeous hunk of Sweden Norway

Sit down and stop being so damn happy - Watermelon Man

Sit down and stop being so damn happy

Is that all you watch - Watermelon Man

Is that all you watch

Some people save stamps - Watermelon Man

Some people save stamps

000 on the open market - Watermelon Man

000 on the open market

Are we gonna get ready for bed early tonight It's Wednesday - Watermelon Man

Are we gonna get ready for bed early tonight It's...

It marks the first time - Watermelon Man

It marks the first time

How now, - Watermelon Man

It's a nightmare.
That's what it is, old buddy. - Watermelon Man

It's a nightmare. That's what it is, old buddy.

Althea, I'm having a nightmare
about my sunlamp. - Watermelon Man

Althea, I'm having a nightmare about my sunlamp.

Sure is an even tan - Watermelon Man

Sure is an even tan

You won't be racing the bus today - Watermelon Man

You won't be racing the bus today

I've never been a religious man - Watermelon Man

I've never been a religious man

There's a negro in your shower - Watermelon Man

There's a negro in your shower

You You look like a Negro I know what I look like Shut up - Watermelon Man

You You look like a Negro I know what I look like Shut up

How do you know you're you - Watermelon Man

How do you know you're you

She never came right out and asked me - Watermelon Man

She never came right out and asked me

You really think it's the sun lamp - Watermelon Man

You really think it's the sun lamp

But i don't imagine it would be immediate - Watermelon Man

But i don't imagine it would be immediate

Any change? - Watermelon Man

Will you calm down - Watermelon Man

Will you calm down

These creams don't work - Watermelon Man

These creams don't work

Sure is a heck of a tan you got - Watermelon Man

Sure is a heck of a tan you got

In here or in the dining room? - Watermelon Man

In here or in the dining room?

You're certainly getting whiter whites
these days, aren't you, Mrs. Johnson? - Watermelon Man

You're certainly getting whiter whites these days, aren...

- Jeff, are you all right?
- Yeah. - Watermelon Man

- Jeff, are you all right? - Yeah.

Jeff? - Watermelon Man

Any rioting in the neighborhood last night - Watermelon Man

Any rioting in the neighborhood last night

You're all arrogant - Watermelon Man

You're all arrogant

I want my whiteness back - Watermelon Man

I want my whiteness back

I want all the mirrors removed from this house - Watermelon Man

I want all the mirrors removed from this house

The Klu Klux Klan never rings the bell - Watermelon Man

The Klu Klux Klan never rings the bell

That guy needs a sun lamp like Fred Astaire needs dancing lessons - Watermelon Man

That guy needs a sun lamp like Fred Astaire needs dancing...

Is that him? What happened to him? - Watermelon Man

Is that him? What happened to him?

What happened to you man - Watermelon Man

What happened to you man

Don't i know you from somewhere - Watermelon Man

Don't i know you from somewhere

Hey. - Watermelon Man

Hey Jeff You certainly set a good example - Watermelon Man

Hey Jeff You certainly set a good example

I told the owner
the lights in here wasn't no good. - Watermelon Man

I told the owner the lights in here wasn't no good.

That's why they don't want us in these places now - Watermelon Man

That's why they don't want us in these places now

What's goin' on - Watermelon Man

What's goin' on

I don't want any trouble - Watermelon Man

I don't want any trouble

I would like to see Abe Lincoln about this equality bullshit - Watermelon Man

I would like to see Abe Lincoln about this equality bullshit

Mr Gerber Well it ain't soy sauce - Watermelon Man

Mr Gerber Well it ain't soy sauce

Can I help you? - Watermelon Man

Can I help you?

I vould like to feel de wrath of your switchblade - Watermelon Man

I vould like to feel de wrath of your switchblade

- Mr. Gerber!
- Never heard of him. - Watermelon Man

- Mr. Gerber! - Never heard of him.

Yes? - Watermelon Man

Oh that's the nicest thing you ever said to me - Watermelon Man

Oh that's the nicest thing you ever said to me

I'm colored Mr Townsend I'm a Negro - Watermelon Man

I'm colored Mr Townsend I'm a Negro

Hello palefaces Come on girls - Watermelon Man

Hello palefaces Come on girls

What's the matter - Watermelon Man

What's the matter

Clark Dunwoodie, please. - Watermelon Man

Clark Dunwoodie, please.

There must be some mistake - Watermelon Man

There must be some mistake

Yeah man - Watermelon Man

Come in. - Watermelon Man

Look I tell you what you run back to your office - Watermelon Man

Look I tell you what you run back to your office

Make a list of all those articles that have been stolen - Watermelon Man

Make a list of all those articles that have been stolen

Unclean Unclean - Watermelon Man

Unclean Unclean

I don't see how it could be the sun lamp - Watermelon Man

I don't see how it could be the sun lamp

It's more apt to be something in your family lineage - Watermelon Man

It's more apt to be something in your family lineage

They never called me a nigger - Watermelon Man

They never called me a nigger

Uh what's your wife's name - Watermelon Man

Uh what's your wife's name

Hello Althea - Watermelon Man

How did it go today - Watermelon Man

How did it go today

Is that supposed to be funny - Watermelon Man

Is that supposed to be funny

What do you think - Watermelon Man

What do you think

Don't be frightened It's just me black Bart - Watermelon Man

Don't be frightened It's just me black Bart

Have something to eat - Watermelon Man

Have something to eat

I'm in need of some human affection - Watermelon Man

I'm in need of some human affection

He's out bailing cotton - Watermelon Man

He's out bailing cotton

- Hello?
- Jeff Gerber? - Watermelon Man

- Hello? - Jeff Gerber?

Vhen do I get to see your switchblade - Watermelon Man

Vhen do I get to see your switchblade

It's no longer a joke - Watermelon Man

It's no longer a joke

Jeff I'm not one of those doctors - Watermelon Man

Jeff I'm not one of those doctors

Perhaps we'll bump into each other again some day - Watermelon Man

Perhaps we'll bump into each other again some day

Was occupied by personable responsible - Watermelon Man

Was occupied by personable responsible

Quite a background. - Watermelon Man

Quite a background.

Your house is worth about 40 - Watermelon Man

Your house is worth about 40

We represent a group of people - Watermelon Man

We represent a group of people

You went higher Now try 80 000 75 000 - Watermelon Man

You went higher Now try 80 000 75 000

I think this is the best thing for everybody all around - Watermelon Man

I think this is the best thing for everybody all around

You took advantage of them because you're colored - Watermelon Man

You took advantage of them because you're colored

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An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it's like being a black man, firsthand!

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Director: Melvin Van Peebles

Writer: Herman Raucher

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy

Year: 1970

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 May 1970

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

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