Product Details

• Actors: Marva Allen, Emanuel Azenberg, Shelley R. Bonus, St. Claire Bourne, Hershel Dwellingham
• Directors: Joe Angio
• Writers: Joe Angio
• Producers: Michael Solomon, Kiki Goshay
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Homevision
• DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000O7864Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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HOW TO EAT YOUR WATERMELON - DVD Movie

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the title detour you... Great film for aspiring film makers..., April 26, 2008

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Timothy T. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and Enjoy It) (Amazon Instant Video)

The title may give some people the wrong impression of this movie... It is a documentary, once you watch it, you will understand the title. it is about Melvin Van Peebles I just happen to own one of his movies "Watermelon Man" and loved to hear the stories about how that movie was made and about his times in the US and how he was in France became a French writer just to make movies. There is so much more to this movie I can't give it all away. It was inspirational to me. He is a man that doesn't let little things hold him back; I respect that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work if you want to know most of the story about MVP, June 1, 2010

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lamae - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (DVD)

I was a bit skeptical when I saw the title, but it's classic Melvin and leave it to the French to tell his story best. It's life come full circle. They helped America see him for the "first" time years ago. I most love Melvin's words (might not get it verbatim) in here: make sure when you win, The Man wins. The most conciliatory I've ever seen in him. Don't get it twisted tho'. The man is still baaaaaad. We love you, Mel!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Smart, funny documentary about a one-of-a-kind person, December 30, 2010

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K. Gordon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (DVD)

Very entertaining, often funny biography of the amazing Melvin Van
Peebles, whose life includes writing successful novels in French,
directing hit, uncompromised black films at a time when no one else
was, directing Broadway musicals, and even a turn as a stock trader.

A wild, likable, if hard to figure out man, part genius, part showman
and a touch of a con-artist, he seems (at least in this documentary) to
have mellowed over the years.

Not quite a great film, it's not in-depth enough, and is too openly
enamored and unquestioning of it's subject, but a fun and historically
interesting one. I'll re-visit it.