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.
Directed by Steve Miner
scholarship
secret identity
harvard university
college
los angeles, california
Trailer
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Letterboxd
2.3 / 5
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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
Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham
Dorothy Watson
Crew
Steve Miner
Director
Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography
Steve Tisch
Producer
Doug Lefler
Storyboard Artist
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Steve M. Davison
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Bernie Goldmann
Associate Producer
Josh King
Second Assistant Director
Don Diers
Art Direction
Gene Serdena
Set Dresser
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
Lizzy
1.0★ · 01/16/26
Justin Trudeau biopic
Justin Trudeau biopic
Yasmin Brown
4.0★ · 01/02/26
I wish he was more black
I wish he was more black
NabelaluPRO
7.0★ · 10/15/25
This had no right being this wholesome. What an incredibly different and optimistic time. I can't believe this movie actually solved racism 🙃
This had no right being this wholesome. What an incredibly different and optimistic time. I can't believe this movie actually solved racism 🙃
Kiki
2.0★ · 09/15/25
bro is chris rock wtffff
bro is chris rock wtffff
Khloe
7.4★ · 07/15/25
This was funny but also wrong at the same time (I have the fattest crush on Thomas)
This was funny but also wrong at the same time (I have the fattest crush on Thomas)
