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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Denzel Washington
Roger Porter
George Segal
Walter Whitney
Susan Saint James
Vivian Whitney
Jack Warden
Nelson Longhurst
Paul Winfield
Bob Garvey
Macon McCalman
Tubby Wederholt
Vicky Dawson
Mary Ann
Parley Baer
Dr. Bristol
Dick Martin
Victor Bard
Carmen Filpi
Wino
Director
Michael Schultz
Tagline
"Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$9,566,593
Production
First City Features Ltd., Hemdale, RKO Pictures, AVCO Embassy Pictures
r96sk
July 23, 2025
<em>'Carbon Copy'</em> 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 <em>'Trading Places'</em> throughout, there are plenty of differences, for sur...
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