Car Wash
1976 · Movie · PG · 97 min · ★ 6.0 · 80% critics
Set over one busy workday at a Los Angeles car wash, this comedy follows a lively group of employees as they deal with odd customers, workplace chaos, flirtations, and everyday money worries. It plays like a loose series of comic encounters, all powered by a steady disco and funk groove.
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (130 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like hangout comedies, big ensemble casts, and 1970s nostalgia in the vein of Cooley High; Not for you if you need a tight story, modern humor, or consistently big laughs.
Pros: funky soundtrack; lively ensemble energy; strong 70s atmosphere | Cons: very loose plot; dated humor; uneven laughs
Themes
- 1970s
- musical
- los angeles, california
- labor
- car wash
- nostalgic
- black militant
- day in a life
- workplace comedy
- in a day
- black community
- playful
Cast & crew
Ivan Dixon
as Lonnie
DeWayne Jessie
as Lloyd
Bill Duke
as Duane – Abdullah
Franklyn Ajaye
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Sully Boyar
as Leon "Mr. B" Barrow
Melanie Mayron
as Marsha
June Pointer
as The Wilson Sister
Bonnie Pointer
as The Wilson Sister
Anita Pointer
as The Wilson Sister
Ruth Pointer
as The Wilson Sister
Directed by Michael Schultz