Greased Lightning
He drove 'em wild!
Rating: 6.4 out of 10TMDB(47 votes)
Overview
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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Setting
Set in Virginia
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Music
Music by Fred Karlin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Leon CapetanosWriter
- Lawrence DuKoreWriter
- Melvin Van PeeblesScreenplay, Writer
- Ken VoseWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 1, 1977
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Richard PryorWendell Scott
Beau BridgesHutch
Pam GrierMary Jones
Cleavon LittlePeewee
Vincent GardeniaSheriff Cotton
Bill CobbsMr. Jones
Noble WillinghamBilly Joe Byrnes
Richie HavensWoodrow
Earl HindmanBeau Welles
Julian BondRussell
Minnie GentryWendell’s Mother
Lucy SaroyanHutch’s Wife- Bruce AtkinsDeputy Turner
- Georgia AllenMrs. Jones
- Steve FifieldDeputy Drinkwater
- Maynard JacksonMinister
Danny NelsonWayne Carter- Clara DunnRestaurant Owner
- Alvin HuffMoonshiner
- Willie McWhorterWendell Jr.
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