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Although the premise of "Soul Man" has been greeted with widespread derision, it actually has a lot of potential - even if it has been made into a lame-brained movie. The film's hero is a UCLA graduate who poses as a black in order to qualify for a scholarship to Harvard Law School, and the movie follows him through his first semester, as he spars with a black professor, falls in love with a ...
Soul Man. PG-13 Released Oct 24, 1986 1h 41m Comedy List. 17% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 35% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings In order to win a scholarship, Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), the white son ...
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- Steve Miner
- PG-13
- C. Thomas Howell
It's an embarrassing film that I either wanted to throw-up from or laugh. Full Review | Original Score: B- | Jun 26, 2023. A decidedly high-concept comedy... Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 ...
Oct 24, 2021 · Still, don’t give 1986 too much credit. Four weeks after Soul Man ’s premiere came a re-release of Song of the South, long considered Disney’s most racist movie and one of the most ...
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- Kevin Polowy
Ridiculously unfunny 80s switcheroo comedy about a teenager named Mark (C. Thomas Howell) who desperately needs a scholarship to get into Harvard - the only problem is, the one remaining scholarship is open only to blacks. You can guess Mark's brilliant plan, as well as the fate of the entire movie.
Oct 20, 2021 · The 1986 comedy went for laughs and tried to make a point in the process, but was met with plenty of resistance. C.Thomas Howell was an '80s heartthrob whose role in blackface in "Soul Man ...
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Oct 24, 1986 · 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.