Carbon Copy (1981)

Like father unlike son! George Segal Susan Saint James and two-time Oscar® winner* Denzel Washington star in this zany (Screen International) wickedly funny comedy that strikes a brilliant balance between broad humor and genuinely poignant moments (Variety)!When straight-laced executive Walter Whitney (Segal) discovers he has a long-lost black son (Washington) he attempts to adopt him into his uptight family only to watch his tidy world go hopelessly and hilariously awry. But after losing his job his home and finally his cool Walter slowly begins to see that all he really needs is a little bit of courage because when it comes to family happiness is never black and white!System Requirements: Running Time 95 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616902894 Manufacturer No: 1006066 Product Description

at last I found you

I've been looking for this movie for years. At last I found it on Amazon. It was a funny movie years ago and now that Denzel is a mega star it will be great to see this again just to laugh. The issues of race and stereotyping are still real in the 21st century but my purpose in locating it is to purely enjoy a memory of a movie that I enjoyed. May 5, 2008

Carbon Copy - VHS

I enjoyed reviewing this VHS tape. It is a 4 star movie. May 18, 2007

very good movie!

They will never show movies like this on reg tv, because it deals with real topics that are still going on today. May 9, 2007

(:D)

Regardless of some of the reviews received by this movie, this story has true merit and should give insight to all! It shows what happens when you are not true to yourself and your feelings and what can happen as a result!! A great 'intro' movie for Denzel's career!


My favourite part is when the father is looking for a job and is waiting for the truck and he is dress in a suite you have to see it for funny funny and loveable May 24, 2006

A Laugh Till You Cry Comedy

This movie, though originally released in the 1980's, is as comical and thought provoking today as it was twenty years ago!

George Segal plays a wealthy business executive living in ritzy San Marino California with his wife, Susan St. James and snotty step daughter. His father-in-law, Jack Warden, owns the company Segal works for and all is well until Segal's illegitimate son, played by Denzel Washington shows up. Be aware that Washington's character has a hidden agenda and Segal falls for it all hook line and sinker.

Segal's life is immediately turned upside-down as Denzel is introduced to the family! St. James goes into shock and throws them out of the house. Segal looses his job, friends, and all of his net worth. Even his best friend and lawyer, Dick Martin, smoothly hands him off to a black attorney, Paul Winfield, implying that he would be more 'appropriate' to handle the case.

Washington and Segal are full of chemistry and every scene they have together leaves you wanting more. From teaming up on the basketball court to con money from a 'white' father and son, unfortunately Segal discovers that not all black men can jump, to moving to Watts, being shot at by the police and having to break into his own home in San Marino to steal survival money from the bedroom safe. These scenes are just fall down funny!

This movie uses comedy to show the word that color of skin and affiliation can play a major role in who we are, how we live, how we're viewed by others and the assumptions people are quick to make about us.

I would recommend this film to anyone with a light hearted sense of humor and give it five stars.


May 8, 2006

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