Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Little-Mikey This movie has much in common with American GRAFITEE. Both are time-capsules of a long bygone era, delightfully nostalgic blasts from the past and both movies have great background music of the times. But while American GRAFITEE took place 11 years prior to its 1973 release date, CAR WASH took place in the present (1976).I saw the movie during its theatrical run in 1978 and I loved it! I later rented the video in the early 1980s. And again, I loved it. So I put my money down and bought the DVD because I love this movie.Unfortunately, the packaging is a little misleading, giving the false impression that Richard Prior and George Carlin were the stars while the crew of the car wash were only the co-stars. Richard Prior was hilarious as the Rev. Daddy Rich. And George Carlin was the perfect choice to play the role of the taxi driver. But their characters took up only a small part of the movie. The Rev. Daddy Rich came, he conned and then he was gone. George Carlin's comic genius was limited to little more than that of the ramblings of a stoned-out, laid-back taxi driver as he drove around in his cab.The real stars who made this movie move, were the ones who ran the car wash, from the lowest paid employee on up to the owner, himself, who was dealing with a busted marriage, a car wash that wasn't making enough money and the owner's son who was a pseudo intellectual hippie wannabee who spent his time quoting Chairman Mao and dreaming of becoming a part of the working class.Each day, the crew of the car wash looked forward to quitting time when they could take off, pursue their dreams and enjoy themselves. That didn't mean that work was all drudgery. Well, it was. But that didn't stop them from having a little bit of fun on the job or to interact with each other as well. This was what made this movie so delightful.In this 97 minute piece of craziness and lunacy, some very serious subplots lurked deep within its plot. For example, one employee, an ex-con, trying to make an honest living was trying to stay out of trouble while another employee was out to make as much trouble as possible. This movie is a timepiece that contains a slice of how life was in the 1970s when disco was king and everybody just wanted to have some good times.

olivercarlos05 I first watched this film when i was about 10 years old and have loved it ever since.A great film with loads of fun lines. This is a well under rated movie and should be recognised for its comical brilliance.Although Richard Pryor is on the front cover of the DVD/Video, he only plays a small but great part in the film. Antonio Fargas plays an eccentric gay man with some great one liners. If you enjoyed The Blues Brothers movie then give this a try, although is not at-all like TBB movie it has the same comical feel.This movie screams "THE SEVENTIES" with flares and Afro's galore. In my opinion this is one of the best films from the 70's.

Woodyanders This very funny, lively and engaging comedy hoot offers a slice-of-life seriocomic cinematic snapshot of a single frantic day at an inner city Los Angeles car wash. Michael Schultz directs with great galvanizing zeal and panache, stringing together a wacky and enjoyable series of freewheeling vignettes with a positively breathtaking sense of smoothness and assurance. Joel Schumacher's witty and colorful script offers plenty of warmth and humanity along with the often uproariously raucous humor. The varied and personable cast have a field day with their vivid characters: Bill Duke as an angry Muslim, Ivan Dixon as a wise, hard-working parolee, Sully Boyar as the harried owner, Franklyn Ajaye as an amiable dreamer, Tracy Reed as a sweet waitress, Antonio Fargas as a flamboyant homosexual, Lorraine Gary as a stuck-up upper class white lady, Jack Kehoe as an affable cowboy, Pepe Serna as a jovial Hispanic, George Carlin as a flaky cab driver, Lauren Jones as a sad hooker, Professor Irwin Corey as a middle-aged guy who's mistaken for a pot bottle bomber, Garrett Morris as a jivey hipster, Melanie Mayron as the sexy cashier, Tim Thomerson as a handsome hunk, Richard Pryor as slick hustler reverend Daddy Rich, and the Pointer Sisters as Daddy Rich's gospel singers. Frank Stanley's polished, sparkling cinematography, Norman Whitfield's funky, dynamic, syncopated soul score, Christopher Holmes' snappy rhythmic editing, and Rose Royce's fabulously groovy classic hit theme song add further bounce and energy to the infectiously frothy, playful and sprightly proceedings. Best of all, there's a constant joy and vibrancy evident throughout which makes this movie an absolute uplifting treat to watch.

john22900 SPOILER ALERT! I loved everything about this film. The cast is phenomenal! I saw this film originally in movie theatres and have had the opportunity to see the current movie release on video and there appears to be a scene cut out of it. In the original, the character of Marsha, the wonderfully huge busted Melanie Mayron, gets a date from a car wash customer at closing time. The follow-up scene is missing in new release videos. The missing scene is Marsha discovers that her date is NOT in fact the car wash customer but a homely acquaintance of his and they're going on a double date - straight to the motel! I do not understand this disembowelment of a film when it comes to release on video or DVD. If a film cannot be shown complete and uncut on video or DVD, then what is the point of owning it at all. And this isn't the only film that this has been happening to!