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
Cleavon Little
Peewee
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Cotton
Noble Willingham
Billy Joe Byrnes
Richie Havens
Woodrow
Julian Bond
Russell
Earl Hindman
Beau Welles
Minnie Gentry
Wendell's Mother
Lucy Saroyan
Hutch's Wife
Michael Schultz
Director
Bruce Atkins
Deputy Turner
Georgia Allen
Mrs. Jones
Lawrence DuKore
Writer
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
Fred Karlin
Composer
Danny Nelson
Wayne Carter
George Bouillet
Cinematographer
Clara Dunn
Restaurant Owner
Randy Roberts
Editor
Alvin Huff
Moonshiner
Bob Wyman
Editor
Willie McWhorter
Wendell Jr.
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)
Ed Scheid
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Hank Salerno
Sound Effects Editor
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Ralph S. Singleton
Second Assistant Director
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Cahn
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Roberts
Editor
Ken Vose
Writer
James E. Hinton
Associate Producer
Lee Chaney
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur H. Pullen
Sound Effects Editor
Neil Castles Sr.
Stunt Driver
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Preston L. Holmes
Second Assistant Director
Ted Duncan
Stunt Coordinator
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Harlan Riggs
Sound Mixer
Don Pike
Stunt Driver
Sandra Henderson
Hairstylist
Mark Dennis
Sound Effects Editor
Candy Flanagin
Special Effects
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Ken Swor
Assistant Director
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
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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