and Nelson visit him in the apartment, telling Walter they miss him. He then has to choose between either acceptance that Roger is his son, or alienation of Roger to salvage his own position in society. He chooses the latter, but his conscience bothers him to the extreme where he then decides to sacrifice everything again to return to Roger, dismissing Nelson's threats that this time he will make Walter really suffer. After meeting Roger again, Walter's new lawyer reveals that Roger isn't a high school dropout, but is actually a pre-med college student at Walter's old alma mater Northwestern University. He takes Walter to where Roger is at the side of the road working on his car, and first Walter tells him that he wants to go and work for an old acquaintance to live nearby him, but eventually decides to go and stay with Roger's aunt Clara and be a full part of his life. As the movie ends, Walter, proud of his son, rides along in Roger's jalopy, deciding to finally give him the time they never had before. Cast George Segal as Walter Whitney Susan Saint James as Vivian Whitney Jack Warden as Nelson Longhurst Dick Martin as Victor Bard Denzel Washington as Roger Porter Paul Winfield as Bob Garvey Macon McCalman as Tubby Wederholt Vicky Dawson as Mary Ann, Vivian's daughter Doug Laird as Motorcycle Police Officer Production The film was the first to be produced by RKO Pictures in 23 years, after it had declined in the 1950s and stopped making new films. The Hemdale Film Corporation and RKO co-financed the film, and CBS paid $3 million to fund post-production in exchange for allowing television screenings of the film on its network. Avco Embassy Pictures later received the rights to distribute the film in the United States, while Carolco Pictures received international distribution rights. Principal photography began on May 19, 1980, at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood, California, and concluded in July 1980. The production used 25 locations in Southern California, including Malibu and Lancaster. Carbon Copy initially received an R rating from the MPAA, but it was reduced to a PG rating on appeal. Home media The film premiered with a benefit screening at the Directors Guild Theater in Los Angeles attended by former Vice President Walter Mondale, with proceeds going to the Hamburger Home. The film is considered a box-office bomb.