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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Watermelon_Man
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gptkbp:art_style
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gptkb:Robert_F._Boyle
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gptkbp:artist
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gptkb:William_T._Dyer
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:anthology
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:character_appearance
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gptkb:Marlene_Stewart
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gptkbp:character_development
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social commentary
humor and satire
Godfrey Cambridge's character
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:James_A._Contner
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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explores racial identity
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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challenges societal norms
reflects 1970s America
depicts racial stereotypes
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Gordon_Parks
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Robert_L._Smith
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Robert_L._Smith
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:High_School
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Watermelon Man (1970)
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent films on race
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Blaxploitation_genre
satirical films
social issues of the 1970s
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I am a watermelon man!"
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Gordon_Parks
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gptkbp:release_date
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August 1970
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1970
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Gordon_Parks
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Robert_F._Boyle
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Estelle_Parsons
gptkb:John_Fiedler
gptkb:Godfrey_Cambridge
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Transformation
gptkb:TV_series
discrimination
race relations
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