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Carbon Copy

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Walter Whitney is a successful executive who resides in an upscale Southern California suburb. Like all of his friends and neighbors, Walter is white, and he is shocked when he learns he has a son he never knew about -- black teen Roger Porter (Denzel Washington). Despite his surprise, Walter welcomes Roger into his home; unfortunately, the less accepting Mrs. Whitney (Susan Saint James) boots both of them out of the house, and Walter's racist boss fires him, leaving him in a tough spot.

Critics Reviews

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Jun 27, 2003
2/5
Sem saber se pretende ser uma comdia, um drama ou uma denncia sobre preconceito racial, este medocre filme salva-se apenas pela curiosidade de ter servido como veculo de estria para Denzel Washington. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 20, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Penguin L @RT52159207 Nov 14, 2024 This is awful. I had to make an account to say how awful it is. See more William A @RT98866858 Jun 6, 2023 This movie is horrible See more Alex S @RT03240365 Jun 6, 2023 I reviewed this movie for the fellas. See more Tic Toc M @RT08042502 Apr 15, 2023 Just to let people know: this movie was a huge bomb, totally panned, it was in poor taste then, just as now. This was in no way a hit movie. In fact, if memory serves, it was one of the biggest bombs of that year, though don't quote me. I distinctly remember it getting one (out of four) stars in the newspaper (I think it was Joseph Gelmis reviewing). I doubt many people who were around there even remember this movie. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Mar 11, 2023 Washington especially is a blast but the entire film is really fun. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Schultz

Director

George Segal

Walter Whitney

Susan Saint James

Vivian Whitney

Denzel Washington

Roger Porter

Jack Warden

Nelson Longhurst

Paul Winfield

Bob Garvey
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Movie Info

Synopsis Walter Whitney is a successful executive who resides in an upscale Southern California suburb. Like all of his friends and neighbors, Walter is white, and he is shocked when he learns he has a son he never knew about -- black teen Roger Porter (Denzel Washington). Despite his surprise, Walter welcomes Roger into his home; unfortunately, the less accepting Mrs. Whitney (Susan Saint James) boots both of them out of the house, and Walter's racist boss fires him, leaving him in a tough spot.
Director
Michael Schultz
Producer
Carter DeHaven, Stanley Shapiro
Screenwriter
Stanley Shapiro
Production Co
RKO Pictures, DeHaven/Shapiro Productions, Hemdale
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
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