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Made in America

Made in America

At the sperm-bank she asked for a tall, intelligent, black man. One out of three ain't bad.

19935.51h 51m

Overview

A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

Directed by Richard Benjamin
Written by Holly Goldberg Sloan, Marcia Brandwynne, Nadine Schiff
Produced by Michael Douglas, Rick Bieber, Arnon Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $104.9M

Top Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Sarah Mathews

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Hal Jackson

Will Smith

Will Smith

Tea Cake Walters

Nia Long

Nia Long

Zora Mathews

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Jose

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly

Stacy

Peggy Rea

Peggy Rea

Alberta

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Bob Takashima

David Bowe

David Bowe

Teddy

Jeffrey Joseph

Jeffrey Joseph

James

Themes & Keywords

high schoolanonymitycar dealersperm donor

About Made in America

Made in America is a comedy film released in 1993 exploring themes of high school, anonymity, car dealer, sperm donor. Directed by Richard Benjamin, it stars Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith. A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

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