Car Wash (Blu-ray) PG

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  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region A
  • Released: June 20, 2017
  • Originally Released: 1976
  • Label: Shout Factory

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Fresh87%

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Total Count: 23

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 8,259
Rating: A- -- It was both a riot and surprisingly had something poignant to say about race relations. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Jan 22, 2008
Car Wash" is a free wheeling, sprightly, sometimes wild, sometimes funny, and always fast moving account of a day in the life of a car wash establishment. Full Review
Gannett News Service
Oct 22, 2019
Rating: 4/5 -- Surprisingly good ensemble comedy with Antonio Fargas a standout.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Aug 24, 2003
Uses gritty humor to polish clean the souls of a lot of likeable street people. Full Review
Variety
Jun 5, 2008
Rating: 3/5 -- Funny antics with great cast
Lawrence Journal-World
Jun 7, 2003
Highly enjoyable.
Time Out
Feb 9, 2006
A cheerful, somewhat vulgar, very cleverly executed comedy...
New York Times
May 9, 2005

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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