Made in America
At the sperm-bank she asked for a tall, intelligent, black man. One out of three ain't bad.
1993 | 111m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Richard Benjamin |
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| Writer: | Holly Goldberg Sloan, Marcia Brandwynne, Nadine Schiff |
| Staring: |
| A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 06, 1993 |
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| Director: | Richard Benjamin |
| Writer: | Holly Goldberg Sloan, Marcia Brandwynne, Nadine Schiff |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | car dealer, anonymity, high school, sperm donor |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $104,942,695
Budget: $22,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Whoopi Goldberg | Sarah Mathews |
| Ted Danson | Hal Jackson |
| Will Smith | Tea Cake Walters |
| Nia Long | Zora Mathews |
| Paul Rodríguez | 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 |
| Joe Lerer | Hospital Doctor |
| Janice Edwards | Hospital Nurse |
| Michael McFall | Hospital Intern |
| Phyllis Avery | White Woman #1 |
| Frances Bergen | White Woman #2 |
| O'Neal Compton | Rocky |
| Michael Halton | Stew |
| William John Murphy | P.A. #1 |
| Ross Benjamin | P.A. #2 |
| Mel Stewart | Principal Rockwell |
| David E. Kazanjian | Mr. Alden |
| Tai the Elephant | Elephant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charma Ferreira | Grip |
| Don Watson | Leadman |
| Richard Benjamin | Director |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Robin Bonaccorsi | Stunts |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor |
| Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Evelyn Sakash | Production Design |
| L. Dean Jones Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Bryan Denegal | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard Rudolph | Music Supervisor |
| Margaret Adachi | Assistant Editor |
| Ida Lee Henderson | Production Accountant |
| Jay Roberts | Assistant Accountant |
| Heidi McGuire | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Carol Dantuono | Post Production Supervisor |
| Debra A. Girard | Location Manager |
| Richard Brodsky | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Raquel Osborne | Extras Casting |
| Don Weinger | Assistant Art Director |
| Hilton Rosemarin | Set Decoration |
| George F. Mauricio | Set Dresser |
| Chris H. Kelly | Construction Coordinator |
| Richard Reseigne | Construction Coordinator |
| John A. Small | Second Assistant Camera |
| Peter Gulla | First Assistant Camera |
| Gary Gill | Best Boy Grip |
| Jeff Gilliam | Rigging Grip |
| Joe Carl Parsons | Best Boy Electric |
| Curt Cabral | Electrician |
| Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Richard Lightstone | Sound Mixer |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Dean Backer | Assistant Property Master |
| Tom Sindicich | Special Effects |
| Amanda Chamberlin | Costumer |
| Barbara Hartman-Jenichen | Costumer |
| Michael Germain | Key Makeup Artist |
| Julia L. Walker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Seven McDonald | Production Assistant |
| Brian Jay | Production Assistant |
| Oscar Briones | Production Assistant |
| Holly Goldberg Sloan | Screenplay, Story |
| Ralf D. Bode | Director of Photography |
| Elizabeth McBride | Costume Designer |
| Newt Arnold | First Assistant Director |
| Patrick J. Palmer | Second Unit Director |
| Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Paul Martinez | Assistant Editor |
| Diane Seniw | Assistant Accountant |
| Kathy Sarreal | Production Coordinator |
| Erin Fiedler | Production Secretary |
| Nathan Gendzier | Location Manager |
| Charles Miller | Location Manager |
| David Giella | Casting Associate |
| Dawn Swiderski | Assistant Art Director |
| Kristen Ross | Art Department Coordinator |
| Eugene M. Texeira | Set Dresser |
| Rodney Armanino | Construction Coordinator |
| Ray Mondoux | Construction Foreman |
| Paul Bode | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jon Guterres | Key Grip |
| Steve Cardellini | Dolly Grip |
| Wesley Riley | Grip |
| Frank Strzalkowski | Gaffer |
| Gregory M. Childers | Electrician |
| Jeff Mart | Steadicam Operator |
| Andrea Kahn | Electrician |
| Gary Dowling | Boom Operator |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Robert A. Corso | Props |
| Eileen Sieff Stroup | Costume Supervisor |
| Mary Elizabeth Still | Costumer |
| Michael Becker | Costumer |
| Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Joseph A. Ruzecki | Production Assistant |
| Natalia Matthews | Production Assistant |
| Brian Hofstetter | Production Assistant |
| Kevin F. Walsh | Production Assistant |
| Lester Wilson | Choreographer, In Memory Of |
| Richard D. Montoya | Choreographer |
| Chick Elwell | Transportation Captain |
| Zade Rosenthal | Still Photographer |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | Pilot |
| Mike Dobie | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Duke Brown | Sound Editor |
| Christopher T. Welch | Sound Editor |
| Rick Rozzini | Choreographer |
| Alan Collis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Joe Everett | Unit Publicist |
| Stan McClain | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Christopher Desmond | Set Medic |
| Jeff Bushelman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Scott Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Mark Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Timothy C. Dobie | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bruce Bell | Foley Mixer |
| Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Christina Tucker | ADR Mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| James J. Wilhelm | Craft Service |
| Peter C. Barbour | Sound Editor |
| Debbie Peterson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Hillary Murray | Color Timer |
| Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| Joe M. Aguilar | Unit Production Manager |
| David R. Ellis | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Key Makeup Artist |
| Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts |
| Marcia Brandwynne | Story |
| Nadine Schiff | Story |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Kevin Larson | Stunts |
| Will Leong | Stunts |
| Rocky Capella | Stunts |
| Lisa Dempsey | Stunts |
| Dan Bell | Stunts |
| LaFaye Baker | Stunts |
| Candace Neal | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | Producer |
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Rick Bieber | Producer |
| Nadine Schiff | Executive Producer |
| Steven Reuther | Co-Executive Producer |
| Marcia Brandwynne | Executive Producer |
| Patrick J. Palmer | Co-Producer |
| Suzanne Rothbaum | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
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