Greased Lightning
6.4
“He drove 'em wild!”
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
27 people
Richard Pryor
Wendell Scott
Known for
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Superman III
Beau Bridges
Hutch
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Pam Grier
Mary Jones
Known for
Jackie Brown
The L Word
Cleavon Little
Peewee
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Vanishing Point
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Cotton
Known for
Little Shop of Horrors
Moonstruck
Bill Cobbs
Mr. Jones
Known for
Night at the Museum
Oz the Great and Powerful
Noble Willingham
Billy Joe Byrnes
Known for
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Richie Havens
Woodrow
Known for
I'm Not There
Earl Hindman
Beau Welles
Known for
Home Improvement
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Julian Bond
Russell
Also in
Violence: An American Tradition
World in Action
Minnie Gentry
Wendell’s Mother
Known for
Black Caesar
Def by Temptation
Lucy Saroyan
Hutch’s Wife
Known for
Blue Collar
Hopscotch
Michael Schultz Director · Melvin Van Peebles Screenplay Leon Capetanos Writer
United States release July 1, 1977 · Produced in United States · Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Third World Cinema
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1977
Theatrical
Denmark
June 4, 1978 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
June 4, 1978 · Theatrical
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