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Carbon Copy

  • 5.6 /10

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Plot

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

Denzel Washington as Roger Porter
Denzel Washington

as Roger Porter

George Segal as Walter Whitney
George Segal

as Walter Whitney

Susan Saint James as Vivian Whitney
Susan Saint James

as Vivian Whitney

Jack Warden as Nelson Longhurst
Jack Warden

as Nelson Longhurst

Paul Winfield as Bob Garvey
Paul Winfield

as Bob Garvey

Macon McCalman as Tubby Wederholt
Macon McCalman

as Tubby Wederholt

Vicky Dawson as Mary Ann
Vicky Dawson

as Mary Ann

Parley Baer as Dr. Bristol
Parley Baer

as Dr. Bristol

Dick Martin as Victor Bard
Dick Martin

as Victor Bard

Carmen Filpi as Wino
Carmen Filpi

as Wino

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 6, 1981

Production Companies

  • First City Features Ltd.

  • Hemdale

  • RKO Pictures

  • AVCO Embassy Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $6,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $9,566,593.00

Runtime

  • 1.53 hrs

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Reviews

'Carbon Copy' is a Denzel Washington flick that only a few have apparently seen; just 2.9k watched on Letterboxd, for example. That's a surprise, as is the film itself frankly. It's a bit of a trip. I knew it'd be to do with race due to the poster/title, but it's the entire plot. I was getting major vibes of 'Trading Places' throughout, there are plenty of differences, for su…