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Carbon Copy

Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical.

5.8

1h 32m

1981

“Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Michael Schultz

Trailer

ComedyDrama

californiaparent child relationshipillegitimate son

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Cast & Crew

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

as Roger Porter

George Segal

George Segal

as Walter Whitney

Susan Saint James

Susan Saint James

as Vivian Whitney

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

as Nelson Longhurst

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

as Bob Garvey

Macon McCalman

Macon McCalman

as Tubby Wederholt

Vicky Dawson

as Mary Ann

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

as Dr. Bristol

Dick Martin

Dick Martin

as Victor Bard

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