Car Wash Page #3

Synopsis: Car Wash is about a close-knit group of employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching 'wonder-man' who is loved by most but loathed by one, and a man who looks like a thief by the way he is holding his bottle, but it is really his urine sample as he is off to the hospital. T.C's love life takes a turn for the better and the songs keep coming.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael Schultz
Production: Universal Studios
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
PG
Year:
1976
97 min
561 Views


Drink with me,

'cause my cup runneth over.

Blessed be the tithe.

From the body to the heavens!

And a little bit for the earth!

Amen, brother.

lt's good too!

lt don't even look dirty.

You gonna wash this car 'cause of a

little pigeon sh*t? - Just the spot.

Don't let the water be hotter

than 66.4. - Water?

You better speak

with this gentleman.

Daddy Rich, ever since l've been

following you,

l got a new house and a color TV.

Why not tell us how Daddy got so rich?

This is one n*gger you ain't foolin' !

l'm hip to this game you runnin' on

these people. - What can l do for you?

The same thing you doin'

for everybody else: nothin' !

So you don't believe in my Church

of Divine Economic Spirituality?

That's right.

Then you don't believe in God!

- Not your God.

My God's doin' all right by me.

- Sure is! - By me too.

Climb on board, and believe in me.

For a small fee, l'll set you free,

nearer thy God to thee.

Praise you, honey.

'cause it's better to have money

than to need it.

There's a good place for money,

and l know where it is:

right here in my pocket.

You talk just like a pimp!

Answer him.

Answer him, Lord!

l don't get mad at people like that.

'Cause he's a revolutionary!

He must be leadin' a bunch of fools!

Disrespecting women he don't know!

Wilson Sisters are

the finest women you'll ever meet.

Don't know them,

don't talk about them.

lf l wasn't a Christian,

l'd be kickin' your ass!

Well, drop on down, brother.

Drop on down! l'm gonna drop

down with a little light.

Make him apologize, sisters.

l shall not be moved!

Like a tree by the water,

l shall not be moved!

You got to believe in something.

Why not believe in me?

Tell me, brother, what have l

done to you,

to make you mean and treat me

the way you do?

Go on, wave your flag, brother,

start your revolution.

l'll let you do your thing,

why are you blind

when it comes to mine?

You got to believe in something.

Why not believe in me?

Let the Wilson Sisters

set you free.

Take the chain off your brain.

Listen, brother,

You always talkin' 'bout

the world needs changin'.

You better stop!

Take a look at yourself.

Stop ridiculin' everybody else.

The world don't need to be no colder,

get the chip off your shoulder.

Maybe this will help you find Joe?

- Seek and you shall find!

You got it in you too!

Here it is, back at you.

Hotlines been ringin'

all day for this one,

the chart climber of the week.

Take it out of here, honey.

- DK, Lindy. - Ciao.

You're driving

and cleaning that car.

lt's DK, he won't hurt you.

He's a puppy dog. - Well, drive

that puppy dog around to the shower.

Trash.

- Yeah, scum.

l'm gonna try to get away

after dinner. You gonna be home?

l don't know. Maybe.

Hey, we got work to do.

You got no maturity.

- Watch out for the dog.

Sparky!

Give me a break. Not here.

Dog catcher!

Gets points with people.

- Geronimo?

What's that for?

- To clean up the dogshit.

We don't clean up no sh*t.

- Don't gimme no lip!

You clean it up, Earlie.

- Yeah, you clean it up.

l don't get wet, and l don't clean up

no dog sh*t. But l do kick ass!

l love him. Clean it up, Goody.

5 minutes before the hour.

More on the Pop Bottle Bomber ...

- Keep it up.

This is LaVonne Styles, live

at the Parker Center. - Hi Sam ...

No thanks. - Police Chief

Dave Evis, have you been able to

identify the Mad Bomber? - He's short,

nervous, scraggly-haired ...

... his principal weapon seems to be

a common pop bottle

filled with high explosives,

containing a fuse device.

From the Parker Center, this is

LaVonne Styles for KGYS.

Finito, honey.

- Thanks.

Lindy, you lightened your hair!

l love it. What color is it?

lt's supposed to be mango,

bit it's not right yet.

But wait 'til l get to school tonight.

l finally figured out

how l want my nose done.

Elizabeth Taylor to here,

and Dlivia Newton-John on the bottom.

What do you think?

- Flawless, honey.

Who is Earl to tell me to clean up

that sh*t? And Geronimo just splits.

Who do they think they are?

- Hey Chief, lend me your ears.

Run that by me again?

- Lend me your ears.

Lend me your lips! - Come on,

l ain't askin' to do your mama.

Have you ever seen me give up my ears?

- No, but ...

Then what possessed you

to even think to ask?

This chick wants to take my picture.

Just for a minute. - You gotta do

better than ''just for a minute''. Tell

me something, make me understand.

lt ain't every day you can

do something for a fellow American.

And don't get it dirty.

- lt's noon, time for Rod McGrew!

Thanks J.B., this is Rod McGrew

to do it to you.

Stick around, 'cause we've got 2 free

tickets to J.B.'s Disco Dancin' Show

at ''Howard's Grand Casino and Rib

Shack''! Be there tonight,

for the funkiest sounds in town,

like this ...

Tall Chief, thanks for the ears.

- Any time, my friend.

The ''Five Spot'' got ribs today.

l'm gonna get me some ribs.

How 'bout ya'll? Abdullah,

you want some ribs?

Man, l told you:

l don't eat meat.

l'm off the pig.

l eat natural foods, not slave food.

ls that all right with you?

- Excuse me, brother, but is ribs pig?

Scruggs had such a good time

last night. - How do you know?

What did l do?

Sh*t, what did l do? She's crazy!

She's got her brains in her lungs!

- Then she must be a genius!

Look what you did to my lunch!

- What did you do with my ears?

Nice lunch you got there.

Geronimo?

- Yeah, what?

l was just thinking,

maybe l oughta call Charlene?

Just to let her know l'm all right.

- What did l tell you?

lt ain't cool for your old lady to

know where you are all the time.

When you get home, she'll be in

a negligee, pipe and slippers in hand.

Don't let her boss you around.

Well, l don't have a pipe or slippers.

l'm the expert. Take it from me.

l've been married 3.5 times,

who should know if l shouldn't?

What's going on here? This

is no playground! We wash cars!

We're on our lunch hour! - Then eat

your lunch. You heard me!

You heard Mr. B!

l'll get you, Chuko! - ln your

dreams, Pocahontas! - Come on.

Coffee?

Anybody for more coffee?

Baby, l'm waitin'

'til you see things my way ...

You don't even look my way.

l wanna get next to you.

What'll you have?

You better stay away from that hooker!

Goody, watch this!

2 more specials.

You look really pretty this morning.

- What'll it be?

You and me.

Listen, T.C., l got no time ...

- Dkay.

What's the special today?

- Ribs and wings.

What kinda wings?

- Chicken ... wings.

l've always been

a breast and thigh man.

Mona, why you so cold to me?

- l went out with you once, didn't l?

Yeah, but ...

- Hands off!

What about tonight? - lt's just

not in the cards for us. - Why?

You got no money, no future, no class.

And l'm not goin' out with

n*ggers with no class.

What about Chinese? We got class.

Wanna get out of the car, Harold?

May l?

lt's a mellow afternoon, l know

' . '

you re groovn ,

funnin' and sunnin' with your

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Joel Schumacher

Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987) and Flatliners (1990). He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996). His films Falling Down (1993) and 8mm (1999) competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively. In 1993, he signed on to direct the next installments of the Batman film series. Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997) received mixed-to-negative reactions from both critics and the public. After the Batman films, Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland (2000) and Phone Booth (2002), both earning positive reviews. He also directed The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Number 23 (2007) and two episodes of House of Cards. Known for casting young actors, Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers. more…

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