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Carbon Copy (1981)

Carbon Copy

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PG

1h 32m

Comedy, Drama

August 6th, 1981

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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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Cast

George Segal
Walter Whitney
Susan Saint James
Vivian Whitney
Jack Warden
Nelson Longhurst
Dick Martin
Victor Bard
Denzel Washington
Roger Porter
Paul Winfield
Bob Garvey
Macon McCalman
Tubby Wederholt
Vicky Dawson
Mary Ann
Parley Baer
Dr. Bristol
Vernon Weddle
Wardlow
Full cast & crew

Directors

Michael Schultz
Full cast & crew

Producers

Joseph C. Cavalier
associate producer
(as Joe Cavalier)
John Daly
executive producer
Carter DeHaven
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Stanley Shapiro
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Any resemblance between Father and Son is purely hysterical.
" I lost my job, my house and my Rolls Royce; My family left me...What else can possibly go wrong?" "Hi, Dad!"
I lost my job, my house and my Rolls Royce; My family left me...What else can possibly go wrong?

Keywords

corporate executive
interracial romance
husband wife relationship
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English
Spanish

Release Dates

September 8th, 1987 (Argentina) (video premiere)
August 6th, 1981 (Australia)
August 6th, 1981 (Australia) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Carbon Copy (original title)
Carbónico (Argentina)
A Cara do Pai (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

417 Amapola Ln, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA (Home the family lived in located in Bel Air, though the storyline stated they lived in San Marino)
Antelope Valley, California, USA (final scene)
California, USA
All Locations

Running Times

92 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.39 : 1

Production Companies

Hemdale
AVCO Embassy Pictures
RKO Pictures (Copyright Holder)
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Carolco (Non-US) (Non-US) (Non-US)
Video Omega (Argentina)
Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

HandMade Films (rights holder) / Rights holder

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