Car Wash (1976 film)

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Car Wash (1976 film) is a 1976 American comedy film set over a single day at a Los Angeles car wash, known for its ensemble cast, slice-of-life humor, and iconic funk/disco soundtrack.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Frank Stanley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Schultz NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical
editedBy Prudence Adler NERFINISHED
genre comedy film
slice of life film
mainLocation car wash
musicBy Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED
narrativeTimeSpan single day
notableFor disco soundtrack
ensemble cast
funk soundtrack
originalLanguage English
producer Art Linson NERFINISHED
Gary Stromberg NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate 1976-10-22
releaseYear 1976
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter Joel Schumacher NERFINISHED
settingLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED
soundtrackAlbum Car Wash (soundtrack) NERFINISHED
soundtrackGenre disco
funk
starredActor Antonio Fargas NERFINISHED
Bill Duke NERFINISHED
Franklin Ajaye NERFINISHED
Garrett Morris NERFINISHED
George Carlin NERFINISHED
Ivan Dixon NERFINISHED
Jack Kehoe NERFINISHED
Lauren Jones NERFINISHED
Lorraine Gary NERFINISHED
Melanie Mayron NERFINISHED
Otis Day NERFINISHED
Professor Irwin Corey NERFINISHED
Richard Pryor NERFINISHED
Sully Boyar NERFINISHED
The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED
Tim Thomerson NERFINISHED
Tracy Reed NERFINISHED
storyBy Gary Stromberg NERFINISHED
theme urban life in Los Angeles
working-class life
title Car Wash NERFINISHED

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Franklin Ajaye performedIn Car Wash (1976 film)
this entity surface form: Car Wash
Rose Royce soundtrackFor Car Wash (1976 film)