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Carbon Copy (1981)
Director: Michael Schultz
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Feeble race comedy, recalling the witlessness and offensiveness of The Watermelon Man, in which a secretly Jewish man (Segal secretly Jewish?) makes it big in WASP America until his illegitimate black son shows up and shows him up. Director Schultz is still best known for his funky Car Wash, but this marks his decline into MOR movie-making. Carbon Copy looks very good, but style doesn't make up for narrative weakness.Author: MA
Cast & crew
Director: Michael Schultz
Producer: Stanley Shapiro, Carter DeHaven
Cast: George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Denzel Washington, Paul Winfield full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 91 mins
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