Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1981 · 92 min · EN · PG · 5.6 (45 votes)
Dir. Michael Schultz · Starring Denzel Washington, George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Paul Winfield, Macon McCalman · Music Bill Conti

I lost my job, my house and my Rolls Royce; My family left me...What else can possibly go wrong?

ComedyDrama

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopted into the almost-exclusively-white upper-middle-class community of San Marino, California.

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A fish-out-of-water comedy with a surprising amount of heart. It's a classic 80s dramedy that explores themes of class and identity with humor and warmth, leading to an unexpectedly touching experience.

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