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Greased Lightning

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 36m
  • 57

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Michael Schultz

Producer:

Hannah Weinstein, Lester Berman, Richard Bell

Writer:

Kenneth Vose, Lawrence DuKore, Melvin Van Peebles

Release Date:

Jan 1, 1977

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.

Cast

  • Richard Pryor
  • Beau Bridges
  • Pam Grier
  • Cleavon Little
  • Vincent Gardenia
  • Richie Havens
  • Julian Bond
  • Earl Hindman
  • Minnie Gentry
  • Lucy Saroyan

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70

Mr. Pryor is especially successful in presenting Mr. Scott as a man who guards his energy and intelligence carefully, betraying very little to his enemies and saving a great deal for the moments that matter.

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Metacritic review by Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
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