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Car Wash (1976)

PG 97 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   22 October 1976 (USA)
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Car Wash is about a close-knit group of black employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Schultz
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Darrow Igus Darrow Igus ...
Floyd
Otis Day Otis Day ...
Lloyd (as De Wayne Jessie)
James Spinks James Spinks ...
Hippo
Antonio Fargas ...
Lindy
The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters ...
The Wilson Sisters
Richard Pryor ...
George Carlin ...
The Taxi Driver
Clarence Muse Clarence Muse ...
Snapper
Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye ...
T.C.
Tracy Reed Tracy Reed ...
Mona
Bill Duke ...
Duane - Abdullah
Ivan Dixon Ivan Dixon ...
Lonnie
Henry Kingi Henry Kingi ...
Goody
Pepe Serna ...
Chuco
Ray Vitte Ray Vitte ...
Geronimo
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Storyline

Car Wash is about a close-knit group of black employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching 'wonder-man' who is loved by most but loathed by one, and a man who looks like a thief by the way he is holding his bottle, but it is really his urine sample as he is off to the hospital. T.C's love life takes a turn for the better and the songs keep coming. Written by Graeme Huggan <hia95gh@sheffield.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Car Wash | Black American | Taxi Driver | Homosexual | Automobile  | See more »

Taglines:

Hey, it's a '70s thing! [Video Title]

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Car Wash - Der ausgeflippte Waschsalon See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Originally intended to be a Broadway musical first and then a film. Universal said they would make it as film but not a musical. In 2011, plans are set to make it a musical on Broadway. See more »

Quotes

Earl: Where were you yesterday Daune?
[annoyed Daune slams open his locker door which narrowly misses Earl]
Earl: And you're late today *Duane*!
Duane: Will you get outta my face Earl and my name is Abdullah Mohamed Akbar, alright?
Earl: Mohamed Akbar? Ha Ha Ha Ha.
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Crazy Credits

The principal cast members credits at the end of the film are spoken out
loud by one of the radio deejays. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "That '70s Show: Eric's Buddy (#1.11)" (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Car Wash"
Written by Norman Whitfield
Performed by Rose Royce See more »