Carbon Copy
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Actor: Denzel Washington, Dick Martin, George Segal, Jack Warden, Susan Saint JamesBrand: WASHINGTON,DENZEL
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Carbon Copy
DVD Review: It's cheesy, but Denzel saves the day
Summary: 4 Stars
Picture this. A midwestern early '60s college kid, white, develops an intense relationship with a beautiful black lady. Society's pressures (and those of his family and future) cause him to eventually leave for whiter (er, greener) pastures. The young man becomes very successful, with all the trappings, in southern California.
Years pass. As his business success is nearly complete, although his home life is a joke, a young black man shows up and introduces himself as the progeny of that college relationship. And he can prove it.
In 1981 this was cause for a somewhat uncomfortable comedy called "Carbon Copy." The story would usually be played as more of a drama, but the script, for all its faults, works. And the reason it works can be stated in one word: CHEMISTRY. George Segal is no great shakes as an actor, but he and the young, then-unknown Denzel Washington were almost magic together. Their timing and delivery was either a phenomenal case of serendipity or the result of much rehearsal, perhaps a bunch of each.
I saw this film when it first came out. At the time I wasn't much older than the character portrayed here by Washington, yet even I could see this was a world-class talent making a significant arrival. He's always been superb at choosing his vehicles, even this, his first feature role (not counting a couple of TV movies). In the hands of a lesser talent, one without the deft touch required to balance this potentially explosive relationship with the lightness required to make the humor work, well, it could have easily been a disaster.
As it is this otherwise slight comedy became something quite memorable. (Viewing it today, it's amazing how overwhelmingly cheesy the music and titles are.) It's not a classic for all times, but at its core is an overlooked gem that shows Washington arrived in Hollywood fully formed and ripe for stardom.
Description of Carbon Copy
Like father, unlike son! George Segal, Susan Saint James and two-time OscarĀ(r) winner* Denzel Washington star in this "zany" (Screen International), wickedly funny comedy that strikesa brilliant "balance between broad humor and genuinely poignant momentsBestsellers in DVD
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