Watermelon man / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Bennett-Mirell-Van Peebles production ; produced by Johanna Productions ; written by Herman Raucher ; produced by John B. Bennett ; directed by Melvin Van Peebles.

A comedy concerning a bigoted white man who is permanently turned black and must now contend with a shocked wife, his kids, angry neighbors, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021 (Composer, Director, Producer)
Corporate Authors: Johanna Productions
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Raucher, Herman (Screenwriter)
Bennett, John B. (Producer) (Producer)
Mirell, Leon (Producer)
Kelley, Wallace (Cinematographer)
Kress, Carl (Film editor)
Cambridge, Godfrey, 1933-1976 (Actor)
Parsons, Estelle (Actor)
Caine, Howard (Actor)
Moreland, Mantan (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [2004]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A comedy concerning a bigoted white man who is permanently turned black and must now contend with a shocked wife, his kids, angry neighbors, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features: introduction by Melvin Van Peebles; previews.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3572.A52 W38 2004 VideoDVD
CL8 D0040465 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:9781404956100
1404956107
Credits:Music, Melvin Van Peebles ; director of photography, W. Wallace Kelley ; editor, Carl Kress.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, Mantan Moreland.