Car Wash (1976)

conceived as a high concept riff on nashville by a music biz pr man, given soul by norman whitfield, jokes by joel schumacher, and feeling and movement by milwaukee's own michael schultz, to say nothing of the ridiculous cast, the film was largely unappreciated in its time…

marshlandz

A film that seems almost forgotten even though its legacy persists to this day. Although it is likely that films of this nature, with multiple characters and plotlines that converge in one place, have been done before none were exploited as much by this point. Films like…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

a day-in-the-life soundtracksploitation hangout joint that richard linklater ought to study like his bible. the ins and outs of labor, friendship and cutting to music. the malaise of the failed revolutionaries from 8 years prior, the individualist bootstrap mentality…

eddie

“Like Mao says—workers of the world unite!”  Truly iconic trans representation for ‘76, and in a comedy no less! As sharp as it is silly. The cast is outstanding and the musical bits still slap (shout out Pointer Sisters). Feels like a lost Altman comedy. Way more…

bummer_buddy

not to be dramatic but pretty sure watching this a million times as a kid formed my entire belief system

sydney

“Girl I'm spending my dimes, wasting my time, talking 'til I'm black and blue. Uh, can't you see I wanna get next to you?” The songs of Rose Royce make you want to work at a Car Wash on a hot summer day making minimum wage. For a film that seems so simple yet features a…

Jesse

For a film with such a fire, soulfully flavorful soundtrack, Car Wash is painfully pedestrian. This can be attributed primarily to the script, which, apart from being unbearably banal and shockingly humorless save for a few bits here and there, comes off as lampoonishly…

Jerry

"I know I'm not crazy. But every day I have to come here...and watch this clown show, man." It had its moments but I found all the high-spirited goofery more amusing than funny. The dramatic beats, though fewer in number, resonated a lot more. And when that…

Sonny_Jim

Car Wash is one of these movies that follows a bunch of people over a short period of time. It reminded me of films like American Graffiti or Clerks. As the title suggests it takes place at a car wash that is located in sunny Los Angeles. The team of workers is big which…

Adrian ☕🥐