Car Wash (film)

Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy film released by Universal Pictures. Directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher, the film stars Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke, George Carlin, Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters, Richard Pryor, and Garrett Morris. Originally conceived as a musical, Car Wash is an episodic comedy about a day in the lives of a close-knit group of employees at a Los Angeles, California car wash (filmed at a Westlake car wash at the corner of Rampart Boulevard and 6th Street) and their boss, Leon "Mr. B" Barrow (Sully Boyar).

Car Wash
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Schultz
Written byJoel Schumacher
Produced byArt Linson
Gary Stromberg
Starring
CinematographyFrank Stanley
Edited byChristopher Holmes
Music byNorman Whitfield
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 3, 1976 (1976-09-03)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$14 million
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