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Movie Info
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher (Richard Pryor), a wacky cab driver (George Carlin) and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Michael Schultz
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Producer: Art Linson, Gary Stromberg
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Writer: Joel Schumacher
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Cast & Crew

Richard Pryor
Daddy Rich

Franklin Ajaye
T.C.

George Carlin
Taxi driver

Sully Boyar
Mr. B

Richard Brestoff
Irwin

Irwin Corey
Mad bomber

Ivan Dixon
Lonnie

Bill Duke
Duane (Abdullah)

Antonio Fargas
Lindy

Michael Fennell
Calvin

Arthur French
Charlie

Lorraine Gary
Hysterical Lady

Darrow Igus
Floyd

Leonard Jackson
Earl

Otis Day
Lloyd

Lauren Jones
Marlene

Jack Kehoe
Scruggs

Henry Kingi
Goody

Melanie Mayron
Marsha

Garrett Morris
Slide

Michael Schultz
Director

Joel Schumacher
Writer

Art Linson
Producer

Gary Stromberg
Producer

Don Phillips
Associate Producer

Frank Stanley
Cinematographer

Christopher Holmes
Film Editor

Don Phillips
Casting

Robert Clatworthy
Art Director

Daniel Paredes
Costume Design

Robert Louis Stevenson
Hair Stylist

Norman Whitfield
Original Music
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Dec 29, 2010Who knew that working at a car wash could be so much fun? Directed by Michael Schultz (Cooley High, The Last Dragon) from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, A Time to Kill), this one day in the life of an L.A. car wash is a buoyant episodic comedy. It's hard to say who's odder, the employees or the customers. The multi racial cast has a relaxed, friendly presence that really serves these lighthearted shenanigans well. Most of the actors are not widely known but a couple big names do pop up. Richard Pryor appears briefly as Daddy Rich, a colorful reverend of The Church of Divine Economic Spirituality. He's supported by the Pointer Sisters, who break into a joyous song that almost has you wishing this was an actual musical. Comedian George Carlin has a running bit as a cabbie looking for the woman who stiffed him of his fare. The meandering storyline has no real focus, but it is a carefree diversion. This tone is decidedly upbeat. The writing is amusing and there are several hilarious lines sprinkled throughout. Many belong to actor Antonio Fargas as flamboyant Lindy who delivers his every line with a lot of sass. Want an example? When put down by militant black nationalist Duane, er uh excuse me, Abdullah Mohamed Akbar, he shoots back with one of the most memorable lines in the film: "Honey, I'm more man than you'll ever be and more woman than you'll ever get." fastfilmreviews.wordpress.com
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Sep 06, 2010Not quite what I expected from what I'd heard about it, but it's a good movie. It has some really funny scenes, and good music.
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Nov 12, 2009Take a whole bunch of lively characters, shove em in a bag, shake em up a bit and then dump em out in a car wash for a day, and this is what you get. Cracking good fun to watch, and of course a killer soundtrack.
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Oct 29, 2009This movies still funny but NOT as funny as it was to me when I little
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