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Starring:George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Denzel Washington, Paul Winfield, Macon McCalman, Vicky Dawson, Parley Baer, Vernon Weddle, Edward Marshall, Ed Call, Angelina Estrada, Carmen Filpi, Warren Munson, Kenneth White, Tom Poston, Greg Finley, Jim Greenleaf, Helen Baron
Director: Michael Schultz
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Carbon Copy - VHS
very good movie!
(:D)
A Laugh Till You Cry Comedy
It is a classic--a thinking person's comedy

Carbon Copy
Starring: George Segal , Susan Saint James , Jack Warden , Dick Martin , and Denzel Washington
Director: Michael Schultz
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00015HVJM
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Description

Like father, unlike son! George Segal, Susan Saint James and two-time OscarÂ(r) winner* Denzel Washington star in this "zany" (Screen International), wickedly funny comedy that strikesa brilliant "balance between broad humor and genuinely poignant moments

Customer Reviews:

Carbon Copy - VHS.......2007-05-18

I enjoyed reviewing this VHS tape. It is a 4 star movie.

very good movie!.......2007-05-09

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

(:D).......2006-05-25

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

A Laugh Till You Cry Comedy.......2006-05-09

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.

It is a classic--a thinking person's comedy.......2005-03-21

This movie is a hilarious social satire. George Segal, Denzel Washington, and Susan St. James play their parts to a tee. The movie just becomes funnier and funnier as the story evolves. My favorite part is the school yard basketball game, where Segal's character discovers that his son is terrible at basketball and loses the bet he made with another father/son duo. A key part of the film is when "Mr. Charley" finds work cleaning out horse stables and then his son finds an apartment for both of them in LA's Watts neighborhood. It is the pivotal momment in the movie. Sure, the film is at times silly, but it makes you think about the social divisions and prejudices that unfortunately still persist to this day in our country.

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