Greased Lightning (1977)
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Director:
Michael Schultz
Writer:
Melvin Van Peebles
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Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott |
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Beau Bridges as Hutch |
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Pam Grier as Mary Jones |
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Cleavon Little as Peewee |
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Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff Cotton |
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Bill Cobbs as Mr Jones |
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Noble Willingham as Billy Joe Byrnes |
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Richie Havens as Woodrow |
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Earl Hindman as Beau Welles |
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Julian Bond as Russell |
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Minnie Gentry as Wendell’s Mother |
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Lucy Saroyan as Hutch’s Wife |
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Bruce Atkins as Deputy Turner |
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Georgia Allen as Mrs. Jones |
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Steve Fifield as Deputy Drinkwater |
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Bill Cobbs as Mr. Jones |
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Maynard Jackson as Minister |
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Danny Nelson as Wayne Carter |
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Clara Dunn as Restaurant Owner |
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Alvin Huff as Moonshiner |
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Willie McWhorter as Wendell Jr. |
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Frederick 'Dennis' Greene as Slack |
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Bill Connell as Speedway Announcer (voice) |
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Charlie Briggs as Race Official (uncredited) |
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Clebert Ford as Passenger (uncredited) |
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Marc Gowan as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Woni Spotts as Child in the Audience (uncredited) |
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Chris Sterling as Deputy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Schultz | Director |
| Writing | Leon Capetanos | Writer |
| Writing | Lawrence DuKore | Writer |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Screenplay |
| Production | Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Hank Salerno | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Don Cahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Randy Roberts | Editor |
| Writing | Ken Vose | Writer |
| Production | James E. Hinton | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lee Chaney | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Neil Castles Sr. | Stunt Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Preston L. Holmes | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ted Duncan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob O'Bradovich | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Harlan Riggs | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Don Pike | Stunt Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Henderson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Mark Dennis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Candy Flanagin | Special Effects |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Writer |
| Directing | Ken Swor | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Production | J. Lloyd Grant | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Dwight Williams | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Terence A. Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Production | Richard Bell | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Art | Jack Senter | Art Direction |
| Crew | Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Double |
| Production | Teddy Stewart | Casting |
| Directing | Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Art | James L. Berkey | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celia Bryant | Costume Design |
| Camera | George Bouillet | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
