Car Wash
Where anything can happen...and usually does!
1976 | 97m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Schultz |
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| Writer: | Joel Schumacher |
| Staring: |
| 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, a wacky cab driver 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 22, 1976 |
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| Director: | Michael Schultz |
| Writer: | Joel Schumacher |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | 1970s, musical, los angeles, california, labor, car wash, nostalgic, black militant, day in a life, workplace comedy, in a day, black community, playful, ensemble cast |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ivan Dixon | Lonnie |
| DeWayne Jessie | Lloyd |
| Bill Duke | Duane – Abdullah |
| Franklyn Ajaye | Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly) |
| Sully Boyar | Leon "Mr. B" Barrow |
| Melanie Mayron | Marsha |
| June Pointer | The Wilson Sister |
| Bonnie Pointer | The Wilson Sister |
| Anita Pointer | The Wilson Sister |
| Ruth Pointer | The Wilson Sister |
| Lauren Jones | Marleen |
| Richard Brestoff | Irwin Barrow |
| Tracy Reed | Mona |
| Antonio Fargas | Lindy |
| James Spinks | Hippo |
| Clarence Muse | Snapper |
| Darrow Igus | Floyd |
| Leon Pinkney | Justin |
| Ren Woods | Loretta |
| Jack Kehoe | Scruggs |
| Raymond Vitte | Geronimo |
| Pepe Serna | Chuco |
| Henry Kingi | Goody |
| Leonard Jackson | Earl |
| Michael Fennell | Calvin |
| George Carlin | The Taxi Driver |
| Irwin Corey | The Mad Bomber |
| Garrett Morris | Slide |
| Arthur French | Charlie |
| Richard Pryor | Daddy Rich |
| Erin Blunt | Lonnie's Son |
| Janine Williams | Lonnie's Daugher |
| Lorraine Gary | Hysterical Lady |
| Ricky Fellen | Hysterical Lady's Son |
| Carmine Caridi | Foolish Father |
| Otis Sistrunk | Otis |
| Derek Schultz | Foolish Father's Son |
| Cynthia Hamowy | Bandaged Man's Wife |
| Antonie Becker | Charlene |
| Tim Thomerson | Marsha's Blond Date |
| Mike Slaney | Bandaged Man |
| Antar Mubarak | Sonny Fredericks |
| Reginald Farmer | Daddy Rich's Chauffeur |
| Al Stellone | Oldsmobile Owner |
| Jason Bernard | Lonnie's Parole Officer |
| Ed Metzger | Arresting Cop |
| Ben Frommer | Man Behind Ken |
| Jay Butler | AM Disc Jockey (voice) |
| Sarina C. Grant | Newscaster (voice) |
| Billy Bass | Newscaster (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Stanley | Director of Photography |
| Michael Schultz | Director |
| Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Bud Brill | Unit Production Manager |
| Richard Hashimoto | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert L. Hoyt | Sound |
| Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Don Wolz | Special Effects |
| John Caper Jr. | Music Editor |
| Daniel Paredes | Costume Design |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Anthony C. Montenaro | Set Decoration |
| Daniel Franklin | Second Assistant Director |
| Earl Madery | Sound |
| Kevin Pike | Special Effects Technician |
| Rick Mitchell | Assistant Editor |
| Norman Whitfield | Music Producer, Original Music Composer |
| Don Phillips | Casting |
| Chuck Crafts | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Clatworthy | Art Direction |
| Phil Bowles | First Assistant Director |
| Peter Berkos | Sound Editor |
| Roger Heman Jr. | Sound |
| Dennis C. Salcedo | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Riser | Music Arranger |
| Barbara Amato | Script Supervisor |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Joel Schumacher | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Art Linson | Producer |
| Gary Stromberg | Producer |
| Don Phillips | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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