Greased Lightning (1977)
- Directed by
- Michael Schultz
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Black mechanic and bootlegger sets his sights on becoming a race car driver in the segregated South. He faces racism and financial struggles while working to compete in NASCAR.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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