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Sep 25, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day September 25, 1981 – Carbon Copy Premiered in Theaters.

On this day September 25, 1981 the comedy film Carbon Copy premiered in theaters. The movie starred George Segal and marked the film debut of Denzel Washington, blending humor with social commentary in a story about family, race, and identity.

The plot followed a successful businessman whose comfortable life is turned upside down when he discovers he has a long lost son he never knew about. As the two try to build...

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