简介：http://www.answers.com/topic/car-wash-film CarWashisa1976AmericancomedyfilmreleasedbyUniversalPictures.TheArtLinsonProductionwasdirectedbyMichaelSchultzfromascreenplaybyJoelSchumacher.StarringFranklynAjaye,BillDuke,GeorgeCarlin,IrwinCorey,IvanDixon,AntonioFargas,JackKehoe,ClarenceMuse,LorraineGary,ThePointerSistersandRichardPryor,CarWashisanepisodiccomedyaboutadayinthelivesoftheemployeesandtheowner,Mr.B(SullyBoyar),ofaLosAngeles,Californiacarwash(filmedataWestlakecarwashatthecornerofRampartBlvd.and6thStreet).CarWashisabroadandscabrouscomedy,inwhichAfricanAmericanworkingclassandgaycharactersaredepictedinamoreforthrightmannerthanwascommonatthetimethefilmwasmade. Overview Originallyconceivedasamusical,CarWashdealswiththeexploitsofaclose-knit,multiracialgroupofemployeesataLosAngelescarwash.Inanepisodicfashion,thefilmcoversafullday,duringwhichallmannerofstrangevisitorsmakeappearances,includingLorraineGaryasahystericalwealthywomanfromBeverlyHillsdealingwithayoungcarsickson,RichardPryorasahustling,flamboyant,money-hungryevangelistwhosepseudo-gospeloffinancialprosperityislovedbymost(includinghisfemaleentourage,playedbyThePointerSisters)butloathedbyone(theonebeingAbdullah(BillDuke),ayoungandfrustratedBlackPowerrevolutionary);there'salsoaman("Professor"IrwinCorey)whosestrangeactionsanddressfittheprofileofthenotorious"popbottlebomber"beingsoughtthatdaybythepolice,causingalltheemployees,customersandMr.Btofearfortheirlives,butthestrangeman'spopbottle"bomb"isnoneotherthanaurinesampleasheisonhiswaytothehospital. MrB'ssonIrwin(RichardBrestoff),aleft-wingcollegestudentwhosmokespotinthemen'srestroomandcarriesaroundacopyofQuotationsfromChairmanMao,insistsonspendingadaywiththe"workingclass"employees,sinceheconsidersthem"brothers"inthe"struggle",butashe'stheboss'sson,theygivehimthefirst"humancarwash"asajoke,whichhetakesinagood-natured(ifpot-induced)stride.Additionally,GeorgeCarlinappearsasataxidriversearchingforaprostitutewhostiffedhimforafare;theprostitute,Marlene,hasherownhopesshatteredasacustomer(unseen)thatsheapparentlyhasfalleninlovewithhasgivenherafalsetelephonenumber.Lonnie(IvanDixon)isanolderemployeewhotriestomentorAbdullahwhilestrugglingtoraisetwoyoungchildrenonthemeagersalarypaidbyMr.B,aswellasfendingoffhisparoleofficer(JasonBernard).AbdullahhasaconfrontationwithLindy(AntonioFargas)andsharplycriticizesLindy'stransvestitestatus,towhichLindycoollyreplies,"I'mmoremanthanyou'lleverbeandmorewomanthanyou'lleverget".…