Car Wash

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American film comedy film film

Car Wash is a 1976 comedy film set in a Los Angeles car wash, known for its ensemble cast, funky soundtrack, and satirical look at working-class life.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → comedy film → film →
basedOn	original screenplay →
cinematographer	Frank Stanley →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Michael Schultz →
distributor	Cinema International Corporation → Universal Pictures →
editor	Prudence Adler →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles →
genre	comedy → ensemble film → satire →
hasCastMember	Antonio Fargas → Bill Duke → Franklin Ajaye → Garrett Morris → George Carlin → Ivan Dixon → Lauren Jones → Lorraine Gary → Melanie Mayron → Professor Irwin Corey → Richard Pryor → Sully Boyar → The Pointer Sisters → Tracy Reed →
hasTheme	economic inequality → race relations → urban life → working-class struggles →
mpaaRating	PG →
musicBy	Norman Whitfield →
narrativeFocus	day-in-the-life story → working-class life →
notableWork	Car Wash (soundtrack) →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Art Linson → Gary Stromberg →
releaseDate	1976-10-22 →
releaseYear	1976 →
runtimeMinutes	97 →
screenwriter	Joel Schumacher →
setInLocation	Los Angeles →
setting	car wash →
soundtrackIncludesSong	Car Wash →
soundtrackPerformer	Rose Royce →
soundtrackProducer	Norman Whitfield →
timeSpanOfStory	one day →
title	Car Wash →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Pryor →	notableWork
Car Wash →	title
Lorraine Gary →	workedOn