Car Wash

Car Wash was a 1976 movie produced by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher.

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1976 - Movie - Universal Pictures - Directed - Michael Schultz - Screenplay - Joel Schumacher

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It starred Franklin Ajaye, Ivan Dixon, Darrow Ignus, James Sprinks, Bill Duke, and Antonio Fargas as the central employees of boss Sully Boyar and was a comedy about a "day-in-the-life" of a Los Angeles, California car wash. The film featured several unusual customers arriving throughout the course of the film, including Richard Pryor as a greedy preacher, the original Pointer Sisters supporting Richard Pryor's character, George Carlin as a taxi cab driver, and Irwin Corey as the 'mysterious pop bottle bomber'. Richard Pryor's inclusion in the film was a fact that was played on by the promoters in order to get more people to watch the film which has resulted in many miscreditings of Richard Pryor as a star of the movie.

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Franklin Ajaye - Ivan Dixon - Darrow Ignus - James Sprinks - Bill Duke - Antonio Fargas - Sully Boyar - Comedy - Los Angeles, California - Car wash - Richard Pryor - Pointer Sisters - George Carlin - Irwin Corey

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The film received mediocre reviews and was not a major success, though since its initial release it has had a small but constant following. However, its soundtrack album, recorded by Rose Royce, proved very popular. The "Car Wash" title track, written and produced by Norman Whitfield, was a #1 hit and was one of the biggest hit singles of the disco era. In 2004 the song was again featured in a film when it was performed by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott for the film Shark Tale. Their version was also a substantial hit throughout the world.

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Soundtrack - Rose Royce - Car Wash - Norman Whitfield - Disco - 2004 - Christina Aguilera - Missy Elliott - Shark Tale

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