Car Wash 48 years old
Hey, it's a '70s thing!
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
Credits
Car Wash Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Carlin He was 39, 71 years old when he died | as The Taxi Driver |
| Danny DeVito He was 31, now 80 years old | as Joe (scenes deleted) |
| Bill Duke He was 33, now 81 years old | as Wash Guy - Duane or Abdullah |
| Pepe Serna She was 32, now 80 years old | as Wash Guy - Chuco "Burrito" |
| Melanie Mayron She was 24, now 72 years old | as Marsha (Secretary) |
| Garrett Morris He was 39, now 87 years old | as Wash Guy - Slide |
| Antonio Fargas He was 30, now 78 years old | as Wash Guy - Lindy |
| Richard Pryor He was 35, 65 years old when he died | as Preacher Daddy Rich |
| Sully Boyar He was 52, 77 years old when he died | as Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow |
| Franklyn Ajaye He was 27, now 75 years old | as Wash Guy - Theodore Chauncy 'T.C.' Alcott |
| James Spinks | as Wash Guy - Hippo |
| Ray Vitte He was 26, 33 years old when he died | as Geronimo (Cowboy) |
| Carmine Caridi He was 42, 85 years old when he died | as Foolish Father |
| Clarence Muse He was 87, 89 years old when he died | as Shoe Shine 'Snapper' |
| Lorraine Gary She was 39, now 87 years old | as Miss Beverly Hills |
| Tracy Reed She was 34, 69 years old when she died | as Mona, Coffee Pot Cafe Waitress |
| Irwin Corey He was 62, now 110 years old | as The Mad Bomber |
| Leon Pinkney | as Wash Guy - Justin |
| Arthur French He was 212, 56 years old when he died | as Wash Guy - Charlie |
| Ivan Dixon He was 45, 76 years old when he died | as Wash Guy - Lonnie (Old Guy) |
| Jack Kehoe He was 37, 81 years old when he died | as Wash Guy - Scruggs |
| The Pointer Sisters | as The Wilson Sisters |
| Darrow Igus He was 28, now 76 years old | as Wash Guy - Floyd, Steam Gun Operator |
| Lauren Jones She was 5, now 42 years old | as Marlene the Hooker |
| Leonard Jackson He was 48, 85 years old when he died | as Wash Guy - Earl (Manager) |
| Richard Brestoff | as Irwin Barrow |
| DeWayne Jessie He was 25, now 73 years old | as Wash Guy - Lloyd, Steam Gun Operator |
| Ren Woods She was 18, now 66 years old | as Loretta, Justin's Girl Friend |
| Henry Kingi He was 32, now 80 years old | as Wash Guy - Goody |
Car Wash Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|
Car Wash (48 years)
Hey, it's a '70s thing!
- Release day: Friday, October 22, 1976
- Runtime: 97 minutes