Made in America Page #2

Synopsis: A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Richard Benjamin
Production: Phase 4 Films
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
4.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
PG-13
Year:
1993
111 min
809 Views


What difference is that gonna make?

No, see, I'm looking

for the Halbert Jackson

Whose social security

number is 540-82-9789.

Are you a process server?

What's that?

Did my ex-Wife send you?

God damn it! We settled

all that alimony sh*t!

No more legal crap.

She agreed.

No, wait! Wait!

I'm sorry, but I don't know

anything about your ex-Wife.

Oh. Hell, I'm late.

Don't get me wrong.

I think we're good together.

We got a thing, a connection,

But I gotta go,

So if you want to keep talking,

Why don't you hop on in here?

Make up your mind.

I got to get to work.

Coming or going?

Well, that's a shame.

No!

Aw, there you go.

All right.

Where do you work?

Jackson motors.

"Because real cowboys

"Are strong and tough.

"So are american trucks.

"And don't forget...

Hal's your pal."

What'd you say

your name was again?

Uh, Zora.

Zora Mathews.

Are you the young lady

That Daryl's been telling us about?

I don't think anyone's told you about me.

Hey, Diego!

Front and center!

Oh, my.

Lady over there laughing at the ground.

Ah, women.

Gotta love 'em.

You're late.

Well, of course

I'm late, Teddy.

Hello there, folks.

How y'all doing?

Jesus Christ.

A bear?

You said llama.

I may have mentioned llama.

Bears are really big right now.

Boris is getting restless, Ted.

You better go put on your suit.

Now, this is bullshit.

We're done with circus.

You promised me barnyard--

Chicken, geese, cows, beavers.

Who is this guy?

He's the trainer.

You liked the zebra.

Hell I liked the zebra.

You loved the chimp.

Remember? Little Larry?

Larry? Yeah,

I liked Larry.

Couldn't drive worth sh*t,

but i liked him.

The bear's got to work now.

He hasn't eaten yet.

What the hell happened to--

Nothing.

The light's total sh*t!

Now, we had a 7:
00 call!

We've been waiting for hours.

Why are we using this a**hole?

I told you I never

wanted to see him again.

We're shooting

a truck commercial.

He thinks it's

gone with the goddamn wind!

What the hell's that supposed to mean,

"The bear hasn't eaten yet"?

Hey, Jose!

Morning, chief.

It's technical.

Technical, my ass.

Hello there, Bobby!

Don't give them away.

Oh! Red light!

Hey, how you doing?

You look beautiful.

Green light. Selling cars is what you do,

And advertising is what I do.

Will you put on the suit?

The bear's on the clock.

You're killing me.

Hi. Listen, we're getting

40 new trucks in an hour.

Laura's going for take-Out.

What do you want?

Uh, 3 packs of marlboros

and some cheese. Yeah.

Some cheese.

You ok?

Much better.

Are you the girl Daryl

was telling us about?

Nah, you couldn't be her.

Thank you.

Uh-Huh.

He's done this before, right?

Stand back, now.

Ok.

I look like my mother.

Uh-Oh.

Oh, look at that.

Sh*t.

Get! Come on.

God damn it!

Oh, God!

What the hell is this?

Ohh!

I need to talk to you.

Oh. Hey, you think you

can help me with this?

It kind of got stuck.

Just hold onto this.

When I say go, you pull.

All right. Go.

You've got Detroit on line 4.

Oh, my God.

I'll call back later.

That must be the girl Daryl's

been telling us about.

Oh, hell.

Look at that.

Uh, listen, Zorro,

I think you're sweet

and everything--

It's Zora.

Zora. Whatever.

But, uh...

I'm not really into this

whole black-White thing,

And right now,

I got a commercial to shoot.

But, hey, let's stay in touch.

Ciao.

I need to talk to you!

It's really important!

Will you just listen?

I'll listen to you.

Does this make us ready?

Yes. We're ready.

What, he's wearing this?

He looks great.

What the hell is this?

Oh, here. Hold that.

Ready to run a rehearsal, everybody!

Boris should meet Hal.

Hal, you got to meet the bear.

All right, I'll meet the bear.

Hello, Bear.

I'm Hal Jackson.

Whoa!

Jesus lord!

Whoa!

Down, Boris.

Good boy, Boris.

Now pay attention.

You're gonna walk him

past the row of trucks

With this chain.

Remember, keep your eyes

forward at all times.

Let me work the bear.

Uh-Oh.

Eyes forward.

Good boy, good boy.

Down, Boris.

Down, Boris.

Eyes forward.

Do not touch the bear

on the back of the head,

And no whistling whatsoever.

If you have to sneeze,

raise your hand.

Make a signal to me,

and I'll protect you.

No sudden moves.

Down, Boris.

Eyes forward at all times.

No sudden moves.

Eyes forward. No sneezing.

No whistling.

Boris is the only working

male bear in the country

With a full set

of teeth and claws.

Teddy!

What? Oh.

It's gonna look great.

Let's shoot the rehearsal

Just in case.

Shooting the rehearsal, people!

Is that big enough?

Can you read that?

Fine. He's ready!

Do it!

This is--

No, no! Cut, cut!

You see that wire?

It's hot.

It keeps Boris back.

Uh-Huh.

This is Hal Jackson

from Jackson motors

Asking you to bear in mind

There's a reason so many

Of us come down here--

I have to talk to you!

Not now, Teddy.

I need a flag set.

Teddy, handle this.

Do you hear me? No!

I have to tell you this myself!

I need to have this

conversation with you!

I need to tell you something!

Tell me, then.

Just say it, damn it.

You're driving me crazy.

You're my father.

What?

Jesus, give me some room!

This is great!

This is great!

Shoot it! Shoot it!

Get it! Get it!

Harlan?

Mother!

Me, me, me, me!

Wonderful. Keep rolling.

Please call 911!

Nice bear!

That bear has never

done that before.

'Cept that once.

Somebody, help me!

Please!

Piece of sh*t car.

Where's the guy with one arm?

Nice bear.

Teddy!

I'm here for you, babe.

It looks fabulous!

Cut! That's a wrap, people.

This is bullshit.

I mean, you're black.

I'm white.

This is bullshit.

I can't believe it either.

This whole thing is horrible.

I've always been sort of light,

But, God, not this!

Well, there you go.

It's a mistake.

Oh--Ow!

Hell, look at that.

Shoot!

So you never donated any sperm?

I didn't say that,

but for God's sake,

It was my understanding

the whole thing was anonymous.

Otherwise, I sure as hell

wouldn't have done it.

It was anonymous.

I--I just found the records.

What the hell's that supposed to mean--

You found the records?

I took the records from the computer.

Well, God damn it!

Don't you have any respect for privacy?

Can I help you?

No.

Go on, shoo!

Don't you think a person has the right

To know who her parents are?

No! No, I don't.

Besides, you got no real proof.

Stolen medical files

ain't a hill of beans

In my book.

Will you excuse me?

Thank you, darlin'.

We could take blood tests

and find out.

You're missin'

the whole point.

Look, suppose I am your...

Suppose I'm the, uh...

Suppose we knew that I was

the contributing party.

Why are you telling me this?

You need a spare kidney

or some bone marrow?

For Christ's sake,

It was conception

in a plastic cup.

Look, you seem well-Adjusted,

like a good kid.

I ain't got nothing

to offer you,

Except maybe a deal

on a new truck

Or extended warranty

and financing.

Otherwise,

I'm sorry.

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

Holly Goldberg Sloan is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and New York Times bestselling novelist. more…

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