Car Wash - 1976
Director
Michael Schultz
Writer
Joel Schumacher
Producers
Art Linson
Don Phillips
Gary Stromberg
Cast
Darrow Igus - Floyd
DeWayne Jessie - Lloyd
James Spinks - Hippo
Antonio Fargas - Lindy
Anita Pointer - Wilson Sister (as The Pointer Sisters)
Bonnie Pointer - Wilson Sister (as The Pointer Sisters)
June Pointer - Wilson Sister (as The Pointer Sisters)
Ruth Pointer - Wilson Sister (as The Pointer Sisters)
Richard Pryor - Daddy Rich
George Carlin - Taxi driver
Clarence Muse - Snapper
Franklyn Ajaye - T.C.
Tracy Reed - Mona
Bill Duke - Duane (Abdullah)
Ivan Dixon - Lonnie
Henry Kingi - Goody
Pepe Serna - Chuco
Review by Jack Gattanella
Car Wash (1976)
Good humor,
Car Wash is the type of film that doesn't go any where, but thats only because it doesn't need too. Along with a good script, there are a lot of characters (maybe enough for two movies for Schumacher to put in) which bring the movie through its lulls.
My favorite was George Carlin as the cab driver who was looking for a tall, blonde, black chick. But the only problem was I wanted to like his character more, but his character (also like my other favorite character, Richard Pryor, as Daddy Rich) was not well developed and was not in the movie that much. Even so, that doesn't bother the funny scenes that go on during one day at a L.A. car wash. Well meaning and humorous throughout.
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