Movie·1977·1h 36m
Greased Lightning
He drove 'em wild!
Directed By
Michael Schultz
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Written By
Lawrence DuKore, Leon Capetanos, Ken Vose
Producer
J. Lloyd Grant, Richard Bell
Cinematography
George Bouillet
Music
Fred Karlin
Editor
Christopher Holmes
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
46 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Richard Pryor
Wendell Scott
Beau Bridges
Hutch
Pam Grier
Mary Jones
Cleavon Little
Peewee
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Cotton
Bill Cobbs
Mr Jones
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
Maynard Jackson
Minister
Danny Nelson
Wayne Carter
// crew
Crew
Lawrence DuKore
Writer
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Michael Schultz
Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay, Writer
Ken Vose
Writer
Christopher Holmes
Editor
J. Lloyd Grant
Executive Producer
Randy Roberts
Editor
Richard Bell
Executive Producer
Hannah Weinstein
Producer
Bob Wyman
Editor
George Bouillet
Director of Photography
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
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