Cinematic background from Watermelon Man 1970 - Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.

Watermelon Man

1970

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Directors:
Melvin Van Peebles
Writers:
Herman Raucher
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Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An older woman standing next to an older man on a couch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a suit and a hat sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man brushing his teeth in front of a bathroom mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and a hat is smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man's face in a suit and tie; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting in a chair talking on the phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a bathrobe sitting in a kitchen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An orange and white bus parked at a gas station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An old man in a suit and hat is standing on the sidewalk by a red fire hydrant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and tie holding a briefcase; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man's face in green light; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man standing at a bar talking to another man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a table with a drink in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a taxi cab looking out of the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An older man wearing a white hat and a white jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Cars are driving down a highway with a bus in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A group of men standing next to a pile of garbage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An older woman wearing a colorful shirt is looking at a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a dinner table with a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of neon signs; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and hat walking down a hall way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit standing next to another man in an elevator; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An african american woman wearing a blue shirt and pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Two men sitting at a counter in a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a green jacket and a bow tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An older man wearing a hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An older man wearing a white hat and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person walking down a sidewalk near a tree; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Two young children standing in front of a wall of smoke; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Two people sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A hallway with a light hanging from the ceiling; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A woman in a red dress and a man in a gray suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and tie with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A woman with blonde hair wearing a red dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a hat and sunglasses sitting in a store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person walking down a sidewalk next to trees; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a hat sitting on a bus; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit sitting on a window sill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a robe is sitting in a kitchen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a black suit and a black hat standing in front of a restaurant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a hat is standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a striped shirt drinking a cup of coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man touching the face of a woman in front of a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man talking on a phone while sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A woman is shaving a man's face with foil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a suit and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person walking down a hallway with a light hanging from the ceiling; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A group of people sitting at tables in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man talking on a phone while wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A woman with blonde hair wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man with his mouth open and his hands up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A white car parked on the side of the road next to a red motorcycle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An orange and white bus driving down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a robe standing in a yard; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man in a suit and a woman in a pink dress talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man standing in front of a bathroom stall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a desk in front of a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A group of people standing around a man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Two women are in a bathroom with a man in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man wearing a suit and a hat is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – Two men talking on the sidewalk of a city street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – An ornate wooden door in a room with green walls; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Watermelon Man” (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles – A man sitting at a desk wearing a white lab coat; Medium shot, Low angle