Carpool (1996) is a comedic adventure about a stressed-out businessman who gets roped into carpooling for his kids. Things get even more chaotic when a wacky carnival owner seeking to save his business ends up hijacking the carpool and taking everyone on an unexpected ride.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Carpool via streaming services such as Starz.
Is Carpool (1996) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Carpool is available to watch via streaming on Starz.
The film tells the story of Daniel Miller, a businessman who is used to always having everything under control. His life turns upside down when his wife gets sick and he is forced to take on carpool duty for his kids and their friends.
The situation gets even crazier when Franklin, a struggling carnival owner, jumps into the carpool van to get away after robbing a bank. Daniel and the kids end up on a hilarious and unexpected adventure with Franklin, as they try to avoid the police and keep Franklin’s plan from falling apart.
Tom Arnold who plays Franklin, the wild carnival owner, is the star of the film. David Paymer plays Daniel, the uptight businessman forced into carpool duty. Rhea Perlman also stars in the film as Daniel’s wife.
Watch Carpool (1996) streaming via Starz
Carpool is available to watch on Starz. It is a streaming service by Lionsgate that offers premium content. It has a huge collection of hit movies and shows along with their own original series.
You can watch via Starz by following these steps:
- Go to Starz.com’s sign-up page.
- Select either the six-month plan or the monthly plan
- The standard rate for the six-month plan is $46, excluding any special offers
- The standard for the monthly plan is $9.99 per month, excluding any special offers
Starz is also available as a Prime Video Channel, meaning that subscribers to the Amazon Prime Video service can also receive discounted access to Starz. The discounts offered vary throughout the year. You can sign up here.
Carpool’s synopsis is as follows:
“A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don’t really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.”
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