An auspicious debut for writer-director Cheryl Dunye, The Watermelon Woman tells a fresh story in wittily irreverent style.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Cheryl Dunye -
Producer -
Barry Swimar -
Screenwriter -
Cheryl Dunye -
Distributor -
First Run -
Production Co -
Dancing Girl -
Genre -
Comedy , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 5, 1996, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Nov 10, 2016 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 19, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.5K -
Runtime -
1h 21m