Watermelon Man (1970) - Credits and Details

Watermelon Man Credits and Details

Directed by
	Melvin Van Peebles
Written by
	Herman Raucher	...	written by
Cast
	Godfrey Cambridge	...	Jeff Gerber
	Estelle Parsons	...	Althea Gerber
	Howard Caine	...	Mr. Townsend
	D'Urville Martin	...	Bus Driver
	Mantan Moreland	...	Counterman
	Kay Kimberly	...	Erica
	Kay E. Kuter	...	Dr. Wainwright
	Scott Garrett	...	Burton Gerber
	Erin Moran	...	Janice Gerber
	Irving Selbst	...	Mr. Johnson
	Emil Sitka	...	Delivery Man
	Lawrence Parke	...	1st Passenger
	Karl Lukas	...	Policeman #2
	Ray Ballard	...	3rd Passenger
	Robert Dagny	...	2nd Passenger
	Paul Williams	...	Employment Office Clerk (as Paul H. Williams)
	Ralph Montgomery	...	Drugstore Boss
	Charles Lampkin	...	Dr. Catlin
	Vivian Rhodes	...	Gladys
	Erik L. Nelson	...	Doorman (as Erik Nelson)
	Matthias Uitz	...	Cab Driver
	Rhodie Cogan	...	Mrs. Johnson
	Donna Dubrow	...	Receptionist
	Frank Farmer	...	Andy Brandon
	Hazel Medina	...	Widow
Uncredited Cast
	Leon Alton	...	Pedestrian
	Paul Bradley	...	Club Member
	David Cadiente	...	Diner Patron
	Mae Clarke	...	Old Woman
	Walt Davis	...	Pedestrian
	George DeNormand	...	Bus Passenger
	Charles Fogel	...	Elevator Passenger
	Jerry Jones	...	Landfill Laborer
	Clarence Landry	...	Exercising Student
	Ethelreda Leopold	...	Pedestrian
	Robert Lewis	...	Exercising Student
	Tina Menard	...	Pedestrian
	Hans Moebus	...	Pedestrian
	Jimmy Payne	...	Minor Role
	Ron Pinkard	...	Policeman
	Murray Pollack	...	Bus Passenger
	Anthony Redondo	...	Bus Passenger
	Tony Regan	...	Bus Passenger
	Clark Ross	...	Pedestrian
	Niva Ruschell	...	Housewife
	Almira Sessions	...	Woman on Bus
	Eddie Smith	...	Instructor
	Robert Strong	...	Pedestrian
	Melvin Van Peebles	...	Sign Painter
Produced by
	John B. Bennett	...	producer
	Leon Mirell	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Melvin Van Peebles
Stunts
	Willie Harris	...	stunt performer

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 27, 1970
DVD Release:	September 14, 2004
Blu-ray Release:	September 28, 2021
Country:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
Websites:

Ratings
6.7 / 10	60 / 100

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Johanna

Distributors
Columbia Pictures (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
Burbank, California, USA (Studio)
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA (the yacht club, outside the Gerbers' home)
Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Riverside Drive at Mariota Avenue, Toluca Lake, California, USA
Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA (the neighborhood)

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