A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

Godfrey Cambridge
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Estelle Parsons
as Althea Janine Gerber

Howard Caine
as Mr. Townsend

D'Urville Martin
as Bus Driver

Mantan Moreland
as Joe the Counterman

Erin Moran
as Janice Gerber

Scott Garrett
as Burton Gerber

Paul Williams
as Employment Office Clerk

Kay E. Kuter
as Dr. Wainwright

Kay Kimberly
as Erica