Car Wash

Name: Car Wash
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: October 22, 1976
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Antonio Fargas, Bill Duke, Clarence Muse, Darrow Igus, Franklyn Ajaye

1976

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Car Wash: Car Wash (Song)

Now Playing: Car Wash: Car Wash (Song)

Movie Details & Credits

Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 22, 1976 | TV-PG

Starring: Antonio Fargas, Bill Duke, Clarence Muse, Darrow Igus, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin, Ivan Dixon, James Spinks, Lauren Jones, Melanie Mayron, Otis Day, Richard Brestoff, Richard Pryor, Sully Boyar, The Pointer Sisters, Tracy Reed

Summary: A comedic take on the daily life of a car wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams and tribulations. And meeting a few eccentric costumers along the way.

Director: Michael Schultz

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 97 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Josh Larsen

In its erratic narrative, random assortment of characters, and omnipresent soundtrack, Car Wash captures something perfectly: the rhythms of a working-class work day. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The screenplay and the direction juggle the characters so adroitly, this is almost a wash-and-wax MASH. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The remarkable thing is the way characters, jokes and meaning are dovetailed into a single rhythmic flow that makes the film look like TV's Laugh-In redesigned as a Minnelli musical. Highly enjoyable. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Critics seemed to like this less than audiences; personally I had a ball. Read full review

Vincent Canby

A cheerful, somewhat vulgar, very cleverly executed comedy about what goes on in a single 10-hour period in a Los Angeles car wash. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Car Wash uses gritty humor to polish clean the souls of a lot of likeable street people. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Using none of the sharp, ironic juxtapositions that lent its predecessors so much energy, Car Wash is content to be just a day in the life of the title establishment. [04 Oct 1976, p.89]

SEE ALL 9 REVIEWS

Write a Review

Positive:

No reviews yet.