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59% Critic Match
Carbon Copy
“Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical.”
5.9 / 10• 1981• 1h 32m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Roger Porter
Lead
George Segal
Walter Whitney
Susan Saint James
Vivian Whitney
Jack Warden
Nelson Longhurst
Paul Winfield
Bob Garvey
Macon McCalman
Tubby Wederholt
VD
Vicky Dawson
Mary Ann
Parley Baer
Dr. Bristol
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Schultz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Carbon Copy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
