SummaryA 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.
Directed By:Michael Schultz
Written By:Joel Schumacher
Car Wash
Metascore
Generally Favorable
71
User score
Mixed or Average
5.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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88
In its erratic narrative, random assortment of characters, and omnipresent soundtrack, Car Wash captures something perfectly: the rhythms of a working-class work day.
88
The screenplay and the direction juggle the characters so adroitly, this is almost a wash-and-wax MASH.
75
Critics seemed to like this less than audiences; personally I had a ball.
75
Low-key comedy detailing a day in the life of an L.A. car wash, featuring an ensemble cast of superb performers.
70
Car Wash uses gritty humor to polish clean the souls of a lot of likeable street people.
50
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]
50
A junk-food mixture of poetry, black anger, bathroom humor, and routines that have come through the sit-com mill.
User score
Mixed or Average
17% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
67% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Oct 2, 2023
5
It was quirky, a bit whacky, a little zany. Plenty of disco music, afros and tight clothes. Definitely a product of its time. Not quite as laugh-out-loud hilarious as I thought it would be but it was alright.
Production Company:
- Universal Pictures
Release Date:Oct 22, 1976
Duration:1 h 37 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Hey, it's a '70s thing! [Video Title]
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Grammy Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
