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.
Details
Release Date: October 24, 1986
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (154 votes)
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Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking
Bill Watson
Max Wright
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Jeff Altman
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham
Dorothy Watson
Wallace Langham
Barky Brewer
Ron Reagan
Frank
Mark Neely
Brad Small
Wolfe Perry
Leon
Laurel Green
Zendel
John David Bland
Seth
Donald Hotton
Mr. Wicher
Jonathan Wise
Andrew
Amy Stoch
Kim
Paul O'Brien
Officer Schkolnick
M.C. Gainey
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Scott L. Treger
Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)