Made in America (1993 film)

Made in America is a 1993 comedy film released on May 28, 1993 by Warner Bros. 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.

Zora Matthews Long, whose mother Sarah Goldberg conceived her with the aid of an anonymous sperm donor, discovers her father is a white man named Hal Jackson Danson. This comes as a major shock to Sarah, who had explicitly requested a black donor. On top of that, Jackson is a loud, selfpromoting car salesman, which clashes with Sarahs intellectualism. The film revolves around Zora and her mothers rocky relationship with Jackson. Jackson eventually comes to have feelings for his supposed daughter and her mother.The character of Hal Jackson is based in part on the real life car dealership owner Cal Worthington. Hals use of large circus animals in his car commercials are an homage to Cals famous My Dog Spot ads, which were also filmed with live circus animals. ........

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