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Car Wash

Date & Time

Thu. Jul. 30, 2026 7 PM-8:45 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, 4K digital restoration
Directed by Michael Schultz
Year 1976
Length 97 minutes
Country USA
Language English

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Car Wash

Date & Time

Thu. Jul. 30, 2026 7 PM-8:45 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, 4K digital restoration
Directed by Michael Schultz
Year 1976
Length 97 minutes
Country USA
Language English
Art House Theater Day, organized by the Art House Convergence, unites audiences across the country to watch ambitious, innovative films that challenge, entertain, and inspire.
 
Introduced by Craig D. Lindsey, Houston film writer
 
Franklin Ajaye, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor star in this cult comedy about a group of friends working at Mr. B’s (Sully Boyar) car wash in Los Angeles. 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 employees find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
 
Attend a pre-film reception and vinyl swap from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at Mo’ Brunch & Brews, 1201 Southmore Blvd.
 
50th-Anniversary Screening

Tickets
  • $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
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About the Presenter
Craig Lindsey writes about film, music, and culture for the Houston Chronicle, CultureMap, Nashville Scene, and many national publications. He is a member of the Houston Film Critics Society.

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Community Partners: Houston Cinema Arts Society, Black Cinema Club HTX
 
Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The Robert Frank Foundation, Nina and Michael Zilkha, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston, Laurence P. Unger and Ben Hobratsch, and the Vaughn Foundation.
 
Generous funding is provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Joanie Patrick and Stephen Bettencourt; Ellen A. Yarrell; and ILEX Foundation.