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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Marcia Brandwynne (story) &
Nadine Schiff (story) ...
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Release Date:
28 May 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
At the sperm-bank she asked for a tall, intelligent, black man. One out of three ain't bad.
Plot:
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Watchable and sometimes charming comedy more (22 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Sarah Mathews | |
| Ted Danson | ... | Halbert 'Hal' Jackson | |
| Will Smith | ... | Tea Cake Walters | |
| Nia Long | ... | Zora Mathews | |
| Paul Rodriguez | ... | Jose | |
| Jennifer Tilly | ... | Stacy | |
| Peggy Rea | ... | Alberta | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Bob Takashima | |
| David Bowe | ... | Teddy | |
| Jeffrey Joseph | ... | James | |
| Rawley Valverde | ... | Diego | |
| Fred Mancuso | ... | Bruce | |
| Charlene Fernetz | ... | Paula | |
| Shawn Levy | ... | Dwayne | |
| Lu Leonard | ... | Sperm Bank Nurse |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations and language.
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Germany:6 (f) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG
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Mel Stewart's final film. more
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Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when the bear attacks Hal during the commercial shoot. more
Quotes:
Tea Cake Walters: There's a white man at the door! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Go Away more
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The movie seems to work better than the premise might suggest. The three leads - Goldberg, Danson and Nia Long, have a nice chemistry between them. Nia Long being particularly lovable as 'their' daughter. There are some good gags in it, although the movie is not overstuffed with them. The decent, heartwarming plot (just the right amount of twists) handles the race aspects with an exemplary ease.
Jennifer Tilly's bit-part was funnier and more successful than Will Smith's.
Made in America is hardly a classic but is worth watching if you like a little maturity in your comedy.