Carbon Copy (1981)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical.
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.
- Released: 1981-08-06
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 32m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 69 votes
Directed by Michael Schultz.
Top cast
- Denzel Washington as Roger Porter
- George Segal as Walter Whitney
- Susan Saint James as Vivian Whitney
- Jack Warden as Nelson Longhurst
- Paul Winfield as Bob Garvey
- Macon McCalman as Tubby Wederholt
- Vicky Dawson as Mary Ann
- Parley Baer as Dr. Bristol
- Dick Martin as Victor Bard
- Carmen Filpi as Wino
Where to watch Carbon Copy
- United States: stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV
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