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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Cast & Crew.
Richard Pryor
Wendell Scott
Beau Bridges
Hutch
Pam Grier
Mary Jones
Cleavon Little
Peewee
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Cotton
Noble Willingham
Billy Joe Byrnes
Richie Havens
Woodrow
Earl Hindman
Beau Welles
Julian Bond
Russell
Minnie Gentry
Wendell’s Mother
Lucy Saroyan
Hutch’s Wife
Bruce Atkins
Deputy Turner
Georgia Allen
Mrs. Jones
Steve Fifield
Deputy Drinkwater
Bill Cobbs
Mr Jones / Mr. Jones
Maynard Jackson
Minister
Danny Nelson
Wayne Carter
Clara Dunn
Restaurant Owner
Randy Roberts
Editor
Alvin Huff
Moonshiner
Willie McWhorter
Wendell Jr.
Frederick 'Dennis' Greene
Slack
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)
Michael Schultz
Director
Chris Sterling
Deputy (uncredited)
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Lawrence DuKore
Writer
Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay / Writer
Ken Vose
Writer
J. Lloyd Grant
Executive Producer
Richard Bell
Executive Producer
James E. Hinton
Associate Producer
Hannah Weinstein
Producer
Fred Karlin
Music
George Bouillet
Cinematography
Randy Roberts
Editor
Bob Wyman
Editor
Christopher Holmes
Editor
Teddy Stewart
Casting
Jack Senter
Art Direction
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Sandra Henderson
Hairstylist
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Terence A. Donnelly
Assistant Director
Preston L. Holmes
Second Assistant Director
Ralph S. Singleton
Second Assistant Director
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Dwight Williams
Second Assistant Director
Charles Bail
Second Unit Director
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Don Cahn
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lee Chaney
Sound Effects Editor
Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Dennis
Sound Effects Editor
Billie Owens
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur H. Pullen
Sound Effects Editor
Harlan Riggs
Sound Mixer
Hank Salerno
Sound Effects Editor
Ed Scheid
Sound Effects Editor
Candy Flanagin
Special Effects
Thomas R. Ward
Special Effects
Ted Duncan
Stunt Coordinator
Neil Castles Sr.
Stunt Driver
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Don Pike
Stunt Driver
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Dick Colean
Camera Operator
John T. Dustin
Camera Operator
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Celia Bryant
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
car race
sport
automobile
stock car
stock car racing
auto-tuning
racism
nascar
black history
race cars
black awareness
race car crash
semi-biographical
dirt track racing
racing driver
black community
race car driving
deep south
auto racing
racecar driver
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.
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