Greased Lightning He drove 'em wild! The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title Greased Lightning Release Date 1977-07-01 Runtime 01 Hours 36 Minutes Genres Action Comedy Drama Production Companies Third World Cinema Production Countries United States of America 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 (un... Chris Sterling... Deputy (uncredited)... Greased Lightning - Trailer (Trailer) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1333x2001) Original Size (500x750)