Watermelon Man

Name: Watermelon Man
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
Released: 1970
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Mantan Moreland

1970 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 3,088 VOTES · DIR. Melvin Van Peebles

Overview

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,257 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:00 COME ON, HARDER.

00:04:04 DON'T KISS ME.

00:09:09 COMIN' UP.

00:11:45 AH!

00:13:47 CLARK DUNWOODIE, PLEASE.

00:16:35 MMM, YOU NEED A HAIRCUT.

00:19:43 YES, RALPH, I KNOW.

00:25:11 SO IS YOUR OLD MAN.

00:27:45 WILL YOU SHUT UP, ALTHEA?

00:29:27 IT'S A SUN LAMP ISSUE.

00:31:58 YES, VERY.

00:34:41 REMEMBER, IF ANYBODY ASKS YO IF YOU EVER SAW ME IN HERE

00:37:03 YOUR FACE IS DIRTY.

00:40:02 OH, THANK GOD YOU'RE ALL RIGHT

00:42:29 I WANT ALL THE MIRRORS REMOVED FROM THIS HOUSE, WOMAN.

00:44:50 I MUST HAVE THE WRONG ADDRESS. PUT IT ON MY HEAD.

00:47:13 THE BUS! THE BUS IS COMING, YAY!

00:50:43 THEY DON'T LOVE YOU, YOU KNOW?

00:53:42 I'D LIKE TO SEE ABE LINCOLN ABOUT THIS EQUALITY BULLSHIT

00:57:11 DON'T I LOOK LIKE A FRIGGIN' BRONZE GOD?

00:59:38 GERBER, IS THAT YOU?

01:02:04 TAKE THEM TO THE HIGH GROUND!

01:13:32 OH, UH, BY THE WAY, GERBER

01:15:50 EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD.

Cast & Characters

Godfrey Cambridge Jeff Gerber Estelle Parsons Althea Gerber Howard Caine Mr. Townsend D'Urville Martin Bus Driver Mantan Moreland Counterman Kay Kimberly Erica Kay E. Kuter Dr. Wainwright Scott Garrett Burton Gerber Erin Moran Janice Gerber Irving Selbst Mr. Johnson

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,257

Dialogue density12.6 lines / min

First line00:01:00

Final line01:15:50

Production Record

DirectorMelvin Van Peebles

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$1,100,000

IMDb votes3,088