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Soul Man is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Steve Miner and written by Carol L. Black. C. Thomas Howell stars as a white male law student who pretends to be black in order to qualify for a scholarship.
Soul Man: Directed by Steve Miner. With C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones. To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.
Soul Man (1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In order to win a scholarship, Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), the white son of an affluent psychiatrist, pretends to be black on his application form. When...
Mark Watson has been accepted to Harvard Law School, but his dreams are dashed when his parents withdraw financial support.
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship. ...more. Director: Steve Miner Writer: Carol Black Stars: C. Thomas Howell,...
In the movie, a rich Southern California kid (C. Thomas Howell) is admitted to Harvard, but his millionaire father won't pay the tuition. Howell is distraught until he finds out about a full scholarship available to a black applicant in the Los Angeles area.
"Soul Man" — the 1986 comedy about a rich white law student who poses as a Black man for a scholarship — was canceled almost immediately upon its release.
You can buy "Soul Man" on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV as download or rent it on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV online. A caucasian 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.
Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), a recent college graduate living in Beverly Hills, California, plans to go to law school at Harvard. Mark feels secure that his tuition and other fees for law school will be paid for by his wealthy parents, who had saved money for him.