Carbon Copy is a 1981 British-American comedy film, directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars George Segal, and features Denzel Washington. This movie is the first feature film produced by RKO Pictures after a break of many years, though they were only co-distributor with Avco/Embassy Pictures and Hemdale Film Corpration. Roger Porter is the long-lost black son of Walter Whitney , a respectable businessman who lives in the all-white community of San Marino, California. Once Roger turns up at Walter's office, it turns out that he is the result of Walter's relationship with a black woman,... who is now dead. Walter's father-in-law had warned him that the relationship would be harmful to his career, so he broke it off. Walter attempts to help Roger by telling his wife Vivian that he wants to adopt him. She accepts, but soon regrets the decision and ends up kicking Walter out. Her father also fires him, taking his car and benefits in the process. Penniless, he and Roger check into a motel, and later move into an apartment. Walter ends up as a manual labourer, shovelling horse manure.
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| Release date: | September 25, 1981 |
| Directed by: | Michael Schultz |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Carter DeHaven, Stanley Shapiro |
| Music by: | Bill Conti |
| Screenplay by: | Stanley Shapiro |
| Genre: | Comedy |