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Car Wash
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 when one day they have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt.
8 April 1946, Coronado, California, USA
6 April 1931, New York City, New York, USA
7 February 1928, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
14 December 1923, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
19 March 1946, Oakland, California, USA
20 October 1952, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
29 July 1914, Brooklyn, New York, USA
16 August 1937, New York City, New York, USA
July 26, 2002
One of the best of its ilk.
January 01, 2000
Critics seemed to like this less than audiences; personally, I had a ball.
June 05, 2008
Uses gritty humor to polish clean the souls of a lot of likeable street people.
January 22, 2008
It was both a riot and surprisingly had something poignant to say about race relations.
May 09, 2005
A cheerful, somewhat vulgar, very cleverly executed comedy...
August 24, 2003
Surprisingly good ensemble comedy with Antonio Fargas a standout.
August 21, 2009
Car Wash marks the point at which defiant blaxploitation turned decisively into upbeat crossover entertainment.
June 07, 2003
Funny antics with great cast
October 23, 2004
The screenplay and the direction juggle the characters so adroitly, this is almost a wash-and-wax M*A*S*H.
May 24, 2003
There's no plot as such, just a collection of gags, issues and themes...
June 23, 2008
Norman Whitfield's great musical score is integrated into the movement of the scenes to give the film a funky rhythm.
February 09, 2006
Highly enjoyable.
