Movie: The Watermelon Woman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker
Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries
Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia

Self

Video Trailer The Watermelon Woman

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Trailer

Trailer

"I'm very attracted to you"

"I'm very attracted to you"

A Flirty Customer

A Flirty Customer

BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A

BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A

Cheryl Explains it All

Cheryl Explains it All

Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

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