Greased Lightning (1977 film)

Greased Lightning
VHS cover
Directed byMichael Schultz
Written byLeon Capetanos
Lawrence DuKore
Melvin Van Peebles
Kenneth Vose
Produced byHannah Weinstein
StarringRichard Pryor
Beau Bridges
Pam Grier
Cleavon Little
Vincent Gardenia
Richie Havens
CinematographyGeorge Bouillet
Edited byRandy Roberts
Bob Wyman
Music byFred Karlin
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 1, 1977 (1977-07-01)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. The film is based loosely on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and later a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.