Greased Lightning

This article is about the 1977 biopic. For the song from the 1970s musical Grease, see Grease (musical).

Greased Lightning
Directed by	Michael Schultz
Produced by	Lester Berman Hannah Weinstein
Written by	Leon Capetanos Lawrence DuKore Melvin Van Peebles Kenneth Vose
Starring	Richard Pryor Beau Bridges Pam Grier
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	July 1, 1977
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film, starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. Richie Havens provided the soundtrack. Greased Lightning is a film loosely based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner and 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. Greased Lightning was partially filmed in Winder, Georgia Athens, Georgia at the former Athens Speedway, and Madison, Georgia. And also Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia

Plot

Wendell Scott, a taxi cab driver in post-World War II, learns his craft for car racing by transporting illegal moonshine in the backwoods of Virginia. By the mid-1960s, he was a veteran driver who had won his battles with the white racetrack owners and police officers.

Cast

• Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott
• Beau Bridges as Hutch
• Pam Grier as Mary Jones
• Cleavon Little as Peewee
• Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff Cotton
• Richie Havens as Woodrow
• Julian Bond as Russell
• Earl Hindman as Beau Welles
• Lucy Saroyan as Hutch's Wife
• Noble Willingham as Billy Joe Byrnes
• Bruce Atkins as Deputy Turner
• Steve Fifield as Deputy Drinkwater
• Bill Cobbs as Mr. Jones
• Georgia Allen as Mrs. Jones

See also

• NASCAR
• Stock car racing
• Wendell Scott

External links

• Greased Lightning at IMDb
• Greased Lightning at the TCM Movie Database
• Greased Lightning at Rotten Tomatoes