Car Wash (1976)

Sully Boyar: Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow

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Quotes 

• Lonnie : Mr. B, about Abdullah... I'm really sorry about Abdullah. I know he's really wired up. I wish you'd think about giving him another chance.

  Mr. B : I gave him a thousand chances. That's it! I don't want that bad-tempered, trouble maker around my car wash anymore!

  Lonnie : Mr. B, the man is just confused. He really is.

  Mr. B : Lonnie, now is not the time.

  Lonnie : Mr. B, every week I keep trying to talk to you, and every week you keep telling me "now is not the time". I've been working for you for over a year now. When is it gonna be time?

  Mr. B : Look... I don't want to talk to you anymore about Duane! All right?

  Lonnie : All right, let's don't talk about "Duane". Let's talk about me. I got to have more money, Mr. B. And I can't make it on what your payin' me right now. I've got two children to raise.

  Mr. B : Lonnie, I can't. That Blue Bird Car Wash down the street is driving me out of business...

  Lonnie : Mr. B, I keep telling you, you've got a big lot here! If you organize this thing right and spend a little money here and there, you could be making twice as much as you are now!

  Mr. B : Lonnie, I know you've got ideas. You've got ideas. Don't I always pay you extra for opening and closing?

  [shaking his head with frustration and disgust, Lonnie walks out] 

• Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow : Da-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da. Don't they ever get sick of it? You'd think just once, just once, they'd wanna hear Frank Sinatra or Perry Como. Huh?

  Marsha : Well, it's your place. Play what you want to.

• Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow : Get back to work. Come on. Wash cars. Wash the cars.

• Arresting Cop : Do you own a white Cadillac with the California license plate YNL-H77?

  Slide : I sure do.

  Arresting Cop : Well, your under arrest! Turn around! You have the right to remain silent. If you give up that right...

  Slide : [as he is being handcuffed]  For what, man?

  Arresting Cop : You have over 37 parking violations that you haven't paid!

  Slide : Oh, no! Man, I gave my sister a lot of money this morning to pay it off.

  Mr. B : Look, is there any other way we can straighten this out, officer?

  Arresting Cop : [to Mr. B]  Afraid not. Stand back, please. We have a warrant for his arrest.

  Slide : Listen to me! I gave my sister who works at the May Company a check for $75 to pay it off. I would have paid the tickets off myself but I thew it away, man.

  Arresting Cop : Tell it to the judge!