Watermelon Man

Synopsis

Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.

Main Cast

Godfrey Cambridge

Jeff Gerber

Age : 43 | Popularity : 3%

Estelle Parsons

Althea Gerber

Age : 96 | Popularity : 13%

Howard Caine

Mr. Townsend

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

D'Urville Martin

Bus Driver

Age : 45 | Popularity : 5%

Mantan Moreland

Counterman

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Erin Moran

Janice Gerber

Age : 56 | Popularity : 5%

Paul Williams

Employment Office Clerk

Age : 83 | Popularity : 12%

Kay E. Kuter

Dr. Wainwright

Age : 78 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Art Direction	Malcolm C. Bert Sydney Z. Litwack
	Set Decoration	John Burton
Editing	Editor	Carl Kress
Camera	Director of Photography	W. Wallace Kelley
Directing	Director	Melvin Van Peebles
	Assistant Director	Sheldon Schrager
Sound	Original Music Composer	Melvin Van Peebles
	Sound	Les Fresholtz
	Sound Editor	John H. Newman Luke Wolfram
Writing	Writer	Herman Raucher
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Virginia Jones
	Makeup Supervisor	Ben Lane
Production	Executive Producer	Leon Mirell
	Producer	John B. Bennett
Crew	Stunts	Willie Harris
Department	Role	Name

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