Made in America

Made in America Information

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.

A notable song on the soundtrack is "Colors of Love," written by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Bruce Roberts, which alludes to the story line.

Plot

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 an obnoxious, sleazy car salesman, which clashes with Sarah's intellectualism. The film revolves around Zora and her mother's rocky relationship with Jackson. Jackson eventually comes to have feelings for his supposed daughter and her mother.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was released on May 28, 1993.

Gloria Estefan - Go Away
Keith Sweat and Silk - Does He Do It Good
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Made In America
Lisa Fischer - Colors of Love
Sérgio Mendes - What Is This?
Mark Isham - Made In Love
Laura Satterfield and Ephraim Lewis - I Know I Don't Walk On Water
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Dance or Die
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Ben E. King - If You Need A Miracle
Y.T. Style - Stand

Reception

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 successful career as a major film actor.

Made in America earned mostly negative reviews from critics, holding a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews. Roger Ebert praised Goldberg's acting in the film and said "This isn't a great movie, but it sure is a nice one."

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