Made in America is a 1993 comedy film released on May 28, 1993 by Warner Bros. starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and featuring Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly and Will Smith. The film was shot in various locations in Oakland, California and at Oakland Technical High School. One of the most notable and popular songs on the movie's soundtrack is "Colors of Love," written by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Bruce Roberts, which alludes to the story line. Zora Matthews , whose mother Sarah conceived her with the aid of an anonymous sperm donor, discovers her father is a white man named Hal... Jackson . This comes as a major shock to Sarah, who had explicitly requested a black donor. On top of that, Jackson is an obnoxious, sleazy car salesman. The film revolves around Zora and her mother's rocky relationship with Jackson. Jackson eventually comes to have feelings for his supposed daughter and her mother. The soundtrack album was released on May 28, 1993. The film opened in theaters on May 28, 1993, and grossed over $12 million on its opening weekend. The film was released to over 2,000 theaters and grossed nearly $50 million in the U.S. alone.
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| Release date: | 1993 |
| Directed by: | Richard Benjamin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 111 Minutes |
| Producer: | Rick Bieber, Arnon Milchan, Michael Douglas |
| Screenplay by: | Marcia Brandwynne, Nadine Schiff, Holly Goldberg Sloan |
| Genre: | Comedy |