Car Wash

"Where anything can happen...and usually does!"

Oct 22 1976 PG 1h 37m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

One day, a close-knit group of car-wash employees 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's mistaken for a drunk, but the bottle he clutches is actually his urine sample as he is off to the hospital. Meanwhile, T.C.'s love life improves, and the songs keep coming.

Written by

Joel Schumacher

Directed by

Michael Schultz

Cast

Richard Pryor, Franklyn Ajaye, Sully Boyar

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Car Wash Official Trailer #1 - (1976) HD
NBC promo Car Wash 1978
Car Wash (1976) - Official Trailer
Featurettes
Larry Karaszewski on CAR WASH
Scores
# of Votes
8,628
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA