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Made in America is a 1993 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and featuring Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly and Will Smith. The film was directed by Richard Benjamin. It was shot in various locations in Oakland, California, and at Oakland Technical High School.
Made in America: Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith, Nia Long. A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
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- Richard Benjamin
- 1993-05-28
Made in America: Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith, Nia Long. A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
In the movie, Goldberg plays Sarah Mathews, who runs an African-American bookstore in Oakland, and is raising Zora, a daughter of college age . Goldberg’s husband died many years ago, and Zora has always assumed he was her father. Then she discovers by accident that she was the product of artificial insemination.
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Zora Matthews, takes a blood test and discovers she has a blood group which is not a possible combination of the blood groups of her deceased father and her mother Sarah (Whoopi Goldberg). She confronts her mother and is told she used a sperm bank after her husband's passing, but asked for a smart black guy. Zora's curiosity gets the better of her ...
The story did not originally specify black actors for any of the roles and was rewritten upon Goldberg's casting.
The character of Hal Jackson is based in part on the real life car dealership owner Cal Worthington. Hal's use of large circus animals in his car commercials are an homage to Cal's famous "My Dog Spot" ads, which were also filmed with live circus animals.
The soundtrack album was released on May 28, 1993. 1. Gloria Estefan – "Go Away" (U.S. #103; UK #13) 2. Keith Sweat and "Silk– Does He Do It Good" 3. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien– "Made in America" 4. Lisa Fischer– "Colors of Love" (U.S. AC #18, R&B #24) 5. Sérgio Mendes– "What Is This?" 6. Mark Isham– "Made In Love" 7. Laura Satterfield and Ephraim L...
The film opened in theaters on May 28, 1993, and grossed over $12 million on its opening weekend. It was released to over 2,000 theaters and grossed nearly $50 million in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, it earned over $100 million. This was television star and Grammy Award-winning rapper Will Smith's second supporting role in a movie and started his suc...
Made in America (1993 film) at the Internet Movie DatabaseMade in America (1993 film) at Box Office MojoMade in America (1993 film) at Rotten TomatoesAn honor student (Nia Long) discovers her father (Ted Danson) is a flashy car salesman and sperm-bank donor her mother (Whoopi Goldberg) never knew. Rent Made in America on Fandango at Home,...
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Made in America is a 1993 comedy film, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long, Will Smith, and Jennifer Tilly. The film was directed by Richard Benjamin, previously known for such films as Downtown (1990) and Mermaids (1990).
