The Watermelon Heist

Jan 1, 2003

1h 29m

★ 1.0

A juicy tale about a seedy swindle.

Overview

To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen," awarding $10,000 to whoever can find the juiciest, sweetest watermelon in the country.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Step & One Half Productions

Colored Wind Productions

The Watermelon Heist Trailers

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Cast

Old Man Amos

John Amos

Nicodemus Brown

Corey Holcomb

Horny

Red Grant

Numbers

JB Smoove

Whitey

Anthony McKinley

Mercedes

Shondrella Akesan

Caprice

Monica Collier

The Angel Of Death

Rudy Ray Moore

Deputy

Max Perlich

Mailman

Art Evans

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