Watermelon Man

1970, 1h 40min -

Melvin Van Peebles puts a spin on Franz Kafka’s THE METAMORPHOSIS in this provocative racial satire. Bigoted white insurance salesman Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) has it made: he’s got a loving wife, two adorable kids, and a comfortable suburban home. But when Jeff wakes up one morning to discover that he has inexplicably turned into a Black man, he soon finds out what it means to live as an outsider in a racist society. Show more

"Watermelon Man" — movie produced in USA and released in 1970. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 40min. "Watermelon Man" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and for rent and to buy on Apple TV. Click on a playlink to watch it now!