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22 October 1976 (USA) moreTagline:
Hey, it's a '70s thing! [Video Title]Plot:
Car Wash is about a close-knit group of black employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Funny And Influential more (34 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Franklyn Ajaye | ... | Theodore Chauncy 'T.C.' Elcott |
| Sully Boyar | ... | Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow |
| Richard Brestoff | ... | Irwin Barrow |
 | George Carlin | ... | The Taxi Driver |
| Irwin Corey | ... | The Mad bomber (as Prof. Irwin Corey) |
| Ivan Dixon | ... | Lonnie |
| Bill Duke | ... | Duane 'Abdullah Mohammed Akbar' |
| Antonio Fargas | ... | Lindy |
| Michael Fennell | ... | Calvin |
| Arthur French | ... | Charlie |
| Lorraine Gary | ... | Hysterical Lady ('Miss Beverly Hills') |
| Darrow Igus | ... | Floyd |
| Leonard Jackson | ... | Earl |
| Otis Day | ... | Lloyd (as De Wayne Jessie) |
| Lauren Jones | ... | Marlene the Hooker |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | Netherlands:MG6 | Ireland:PG | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
Deluxe Car Wash - 6th Street & Rampart Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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A great ensemble cast, a loose, funky script that left room for improvisation and a great (nonstop) pulsating disco/soul soundtrack make this film a pleasant diversion and definitely a document of its' era. It also served as a blueprint for many other primarily black-cast comedies to come. When writing 1997's "Friday," Ice Cube was quoted as saying he wanted to create a fun film just like "Car Wash." Many funny scenes, some in questionable taste, but still harmless enough. For those who lived through the period, it'll bring back some memories.