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Made in America (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 8  Rotten:19 Average Rating: 3.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Synopsis: Sarah is an African-American single parent raising Zora, a bright high-schooler. When Zora discovers that her mom conceived her through artificial insemination, Zora sets out to discover her father's identity. However, Zora is stunned, and Sarah is alarmed, when the sperm donor turns out... Sarah is an African-American single parent raising Zora, a bright high-schooler. When Zora discovers that her mom conceived her through artificial insemination, Zora sets out to discover her father's identity. However, Zora is stunned, and Sarah is alarmed, when the sperm donor turns out to be a very shallow, smarmy, fast-talking car dealer named Hal Jackson -- who's white! Zora wants to get to know her dad better; unfortunately her mother and Hal mix worse than oil and water. But as Sarah and Hal come to accept each other's race and their situation, they begin to see one another in a new light. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long, Will Smith, Jennifer Tilly

Director: Richard Benjamin

DVD Info

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Aug 15, 2006

[DVD Details]
  • Made In America
  • An independent black woman conceives a child with the help of a spermbank. When her daughter discovers the truth 18 years later and attempts to learn who her anonymous father is, he turns out to be a car dealer who also happens to be white.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    A fun time capsule with a very likable cast.

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    Has anyone else noticed the apparent subtext that black men are unstable and unreliable, and only a white man can be sensitive to a black woman's needs?

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