Directed by:
Michael SchultzScreenplay:
Joel SchumacherCinematography:
Frank StanleyComposer:
Norman WhitfieldCast:
Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Otis Day, Antonio Fargas, James Spinks, Bill Duke, Lorraine Gary, Ivan Dixon, Tracy Reed, Melanie Mayron, Clarence Muse (more)VOD (1)
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Car Wash is an earthy, irreverent but affectionate look at a typical day in a Los Angeles car wash. An ensemble piece which interweaves the lives of employees, customers and passers-by. Car Wash stars a gallery of gifted actors, most of whom are relatively unknown to movie goers, and spotlights an array of guest starts in vivid cameo roles, including George Carlin, "Professor" Irwin Corey, The Pointer Sisters and Richard Pryor as Daddy Rich, a flamboyant reverend who preaches the goodness of the dollar. Car Wash may qualify as the world's first "disco" movie and Norman Whitfield's almost non-stop musical score has become a top selling album. (Fabulous Films)
(more)Cast
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
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Blue Collar (1978)
George Carlin
USA
Best movies:
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George Carlin: George's Best Stuff (1996)
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Otis Day
USA
Best movies:
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Antonio Fargas
USA
Best movies:
The Gambler (1974)
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James Spinks
USA
Best movies:
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Bill Duke
USA
Best movies:
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Lorraine Gary
USA
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Ivan Dixon
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Tracy Reed
USA
Best movies:
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Melanie Mayron
USA
Best movies:
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Missing (1982)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Clarence Muse
USA
Best movies:
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Leonard Jackson
USA
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Tim Thomerson
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Danny DeVito
USA
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Brooke Adams
USA
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Garrett Morris
USA
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Jack Kehoe
USA
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Pepe Serna
USA
Best movies:
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John Linson
Best movies:
The Wild Life (1984)
Car Wash (1976)
Sully Boyar
USA
Best movies:
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