

Carbon Copy
1981-08-06 · 92 min · ★ 5.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Michael Schultz
- Production companies
- First City Features Ltd., Hemdale, RKO Pictures, AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,566,593
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonRoger Porter
George SegalWalter Whitney
Susan Saint JamesVivian Whitney
Jack WardenNelson Longhurst
Paul WinfieldBob Garvey
Macon McCalmanTubby Wederholt
Parley BaerDr. Bristol
Dick MartinVictor Bard
Carmen FilpiWino
Tom PostonReverend Hayworth
Vernon WeddleWardlow
Greg Finley1st Guard
Warren Munson2nd Guard
Lee Garlington(uncredited)
Jim GreenleafBasketball BoyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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