---
title: 'Soul Man (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve Miner'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/soul-man-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Soul Man (1986)

1986 · 101 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Soul Man is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Steve Miner and written by Carol L. Black. C. Thomas Howell stars as a white male law student who pretends to be black in order to qualify for a scholarship. Its title refers to the song of the same name by Isaac Hayes and David Porter; the original soundtrack includes a version performed by Sam Moore and Lou Reed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve Miner](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-miner)
- **Screenplay:** [Carol Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-black)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tom Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-scott)
- **Producer:** [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeffrey Jur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-jur)
- **Editor:** [David Finfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-finfer)

## Cast

- [Maree Cheatham](https://cinepixo.com/people/maree-cheatham)
- [Jeff Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-altman)
- [C. Thomas Howell](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-thomas-howell)
- [Wallace Langham](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-langham)
- [Leslie Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-nielsen)
- [Amy Stoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-stoch)
- [M.C. Gainey](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-c-gainey)
- [James Sikking](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-sikking)
- [Rae Dawn Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/rae-dawn-chong)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Julia Louis-Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-louis-dreyfus)
- [Arye Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/arye-gross)
- [Melora Hardin](https://cinepixo.com/people/melora-hardin)
- [Max Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-wright)

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