Car Wash PG

Hey, it's a '70s thing!
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 6, 2003
  • Originally Released: 1976
  • Label: Universal Studios

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Fresh87%

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Total Count: 23

Upright61%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 8,259
Rating: 3/4 -- Norman Whitfield's great musical score is integrated into the movement of the scenes to give the film a funky rhythm. Full Review
TV Guide
Jun 23, 2008
Critics seemed to like this less than audiences; personally, I had a ball. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Jan 1, 2000
A cheerful, somewhat vulgar, very cleverly executed comedy...
New York Times
May 9, 2005
Car Wash marks the point at which defiant blaxploitation turned decisively into upbeat crossover entertainment. Full Review
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Aug 21, 2009
Car Wash is an ensemble effort and there's not a weak link in the entire chain of activity. Full Review
Los Angeles Free Press
Oct 30, 2019
Highly enjoyable.
Time Out
Feb 9, 2006
Rating: 3.5/4 -- The screenplay and the direction juggle the characters so adroitly, this is almost a wash-and-wax M*A*S*H. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 24, 2004

Product Description:

Director Michael Schultz follows up his critically acclaimed and commercially successful COOLEY HIGH with this hilarious day-in-the-life tale set in modern day Los Angeles. At Sully Boyar's car wash, a juvenile, motley crew of city dwellers "work their fingers to the bone" waiting on the eccentric and sometimes haughty clientele. Throughout the day, the young men find time to indulge in personal pursuits: one fellow fantasizes about the pretty waitress working at a local restaurant, a militant preaches politics, while more disgruntled workers find a way to justify their laziness. As the day wears on, the many levels of oppression that control each individual's lives gradually become apparent. Luckily, Schultz and screenwriter Joel Schumacher don't dwell on the potentially depressing aspects of their subject matter; proving that sometimes laughter is the best medicine, they stuff their film with enough verbal, visual, and situational humor to keep the audience laughing throughout. This can also be attributed to the performances by the all-star ensemble of performers, including Franklin Ajaye, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Duke, and Garrett Morris. Cementing the deal is the film's soundtrack, which features the soulful music of diva Rose Royce.

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  • UPC: 025192274725
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