Soul Man

"He didn't give up, he got down."

Oct 24 1986 PG-13 1h 44m
Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and now, the party is over for the carefree, pampered, and very white California kid, Mark Watson. As a result, with his self-made millionaire father refusing to pay the tuition to attend the prestigious Harvard Law School, Mark's only hope rests on a full scholarship intended for an African-American applicant, and a bunch of tanning pills. Now, with his curly perm and the dark complexion, Mark can fraudulently make his dream come true; however, has Mark ever considered the ramifications, moral and legal, of his deception?

Written by

Carol Black

Directed by

Steve Miner

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Steve Tisch Company

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
9,782
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
33
Popularity
NA