Greased Lightning (1977)
1h 36m
Running Time
July 1, 1977Release Date
Plot.
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Pryor
Wendell Scott
Beau Bridges
Hutch
Pam Grier
Mary
Cleavon Little
Peewee
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Cotton
Noble Willingham
Billy Joe Byrnes
Richie Havens
Woodrow
Julian Bond
Russell
Earl Hindman
Beau Welles
Julian Bond
Russell
Minnie Gentry
Wendell's Mother
Lucy Saroyan
Hutch's Wife
Michael Schultz
Director
Bruce Atkins
Deputy Turner
Lawrence DuKore
Writer
Georgia Allen
Mrs. Jones
Lawrence DuKore
Writer
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Steve Fifield
Deputy Drinkwater
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Bill Cobbs
Mr Jones / Mr. Jones
Hannah Weinstein
Producer
Maynard Jackson
Minister
Danny Nelson
Wayne Carter
Fred Karlin
Composer
George Bouillet
Cinematographer
Clara Dunn
Restaurant Owner
Randy Roberts
Editor
Alvin Huff
Moonshiner
Willie McWhorter
Wendell Jr.
Bob Wyman
Editor
Frederick 'Dennis' Greene
Slack
Teddy Stewart
CastingDirector
Bill Connell
Speedway Announcer (voice)
Charlie Briggs
Race Official (uncredited)
Clebert Ford
Passenger (uncredited)
Marc Gowan
Deputy (uncredited)
Woni Spotts
Child in the Audience (uncredited)
Chris Sterling
Deputy (uncredited)
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Ralph S. Singleton
Second Assistant Director
Charles Bail
Second Unit Director
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Christopher Holmes
Editor
Preston L. Holmes
Second Assistant Director
Terence A. Donnelly
Assistant Director
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jack Senter
Art Direction
Don Pike
Stunt Driver
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Ted Duncan
Stunt Coordinator
James E. Hinton
Associate Producer
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dick Colean
Camera Operator
Hank Salerno
Sound Effects Editor
Dwight Williams
Second Assistant Director
Mark Dennis
Sound Effects Editor
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Celia Bryant
Costume Design
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
Ed Scheid
Sound Effects Editor
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Thomas R. Ward
Special Effects
Arthur H. Pullen
Sound Effects Editor
Don Cahn
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandra Henderson
Hairstylist
J. Lloyd Grant
Executive Producer
Billie Owens
Sound Effects Editor
Candy Flanagin
Special Effects
Harlan Riggs
Sound Mixer
John T. Dustin
Camera Operator
Ken Vose
Writer
Neil Castles Sr.
Stunt Driver
Lee Chaney
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Bell
Executive Producer
Randy Roberts
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Wiki.
Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. The film is based loosely on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and later a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.