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Car Wash
Where anything can happen...and usually does!
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1976-10-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
115
Vote Average
5.97
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
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