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www.citypaper.net - : Dr. Dre and Snoop are roommates in need of rent money: Snoop sends Dre to get a job down at the car wash where he already works (and sells weed on the side); when boss man George Wallace hires Dre as assistant manager, performance anxiety and resentment ensue. Episodic, rowdy and eventually disappointing, D.J. Pooh’s comedy doesn’t have the more...
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bfatt-lazy.com - : I can't believe how bad THE WASH was. It was like it was put together by a bunch of three year olds. I wanted to pull my own fucking tongue out of my and strangle myself to death with it. It was that fucking bad. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : ''Car Wash'' is the wonderful 1976 Michael Shultz film, written by a young Joel Schumacher (who'd previously worked as Woody Allen's production designer). The film stars Franklyn Ajaye, Ivan Dixon and Bill Duke, among others who would become notable in the industry, including Richard Pryor. It's one of the best examples of black cinematic comedy--Schumacher notwithstanding--that explored urban life and its challenges without being pointedly self-pitying (though it's a little didactic) or overtly buffonish (though it's also pretty silly). We mention it here because it is an infinitely more interesting film than ''The Wash,'' which is in no way a remake or even a sequel to ''Car Wash,'' though it does pay homage to (and attempt to ride on) that bit of classic African American cinema. more...
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