Greased Lightning
He drove 'em wild!
1977 | 96m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael Schultz |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles, Leon Capetanos, Lawrence DuKore, Ken Vose |
| Staring: |
| The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1977 |
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| Director: | Michael Schultz |
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles, Leon Capetanos, Lawrence DuKore, Ken Vose |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | car race, sports, stock car racing, auto-tuning, automobile, racism, race car driver, nascar, black history, stock car, race car, black awareness, race car crash, semi-biographical, dirt track racing, racing driver, black community, race car driving, deep south, auto racing |
| Production Companies | Third World Cinema |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clara Dunn | Restaurant Owner |
| Alvin Huff | Moonshiner |
| Willie McWhorter | Wendell Jr. |
| Frederick 'Dennis' Greene | Slack |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Schultz | Director |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Screenplay, Writer |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Leon Capetanos | Writer |
| Lawrence DuKore | Writer |
| Celia Bryant | Costume Design |
| Ken Vose | Writer |
| Fred Karlin | Music |
| George Bouillet | Cinematography |
| Randy Roberts | Editor |
| Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Teddy Stewart | Casting |
| Jack Senter | Art Direction |
| James L. Berkey | Set Decoration |
| Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Sandra Henderson | Hairstylist |
| Bob O'Bradovich | Makeup Artist |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Preston L. Holmes | Second Assistant Director |
| Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Ken Swor | Assistant Director |
| Dwight Williams | Second Assistant Director |
| Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don Cahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lee Chaney | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Dennis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Harlan Riggs | Sound Mixer |
| Hank Salerno | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Candy Flanagin | Special Effects |
| Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Ted Duncan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Neil Castles Sr. | Stunt Driver |
| Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Don Pike | Stunt Driver |
| Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double |
| Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| J. Lloyd Grant | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bell | Executive Producer |
| James E. Hinton | Associate Producer |
| Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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