Soul Man

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

C. Thomas Howell Mark Watson

Rae Dawn Chong Sarah Walker

Arye Gross Gordon Bloomfeld

James Earl Jones Professor Banks

Melora Hardin Whitney Dunbar