Watermelon Man (1970, U.S.A.)

Godfrey Cambridge stars in this outrageous comedy directed by maverick filmmaker Melvin Van Peeples.  Jeff Gerber (Cambridge) seems to have it all.  He has a successful career, a nice suburban home, a modern wife and two cute children. However, he’s also a loud-mouthed racist.  One morning he wakes up and finds that he’s a black man.  The doctor’s have no explanation and no cure for his sudden change. Suddenly, Gerber is a white bigot in black skin who has to deal with a shocked family, intolerant neighbours, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus!