Car Wash (film)

Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher, and starring an ensemble cast. Originally conceived as a musical comedy, the film is an episodic comedy about a day in the lives of a close-knit group of employees at a Los Angelescar wash. It features Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin, Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Bill Duke, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters, Richard Pryor, and Garrett Morris.

The film was one of several Black-focused films produced by a major Hollywood studio during the 1970s. It was released by Universal Pictures on September 3, 1976. It won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or.

Despite a mediocre commercial performance on initial release, the film received widespread positive reviews from critics and has developed a strong cult following. The film is also noted for its Grammy Award-winning soundtrack by the funk group Rose Royce.