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Movie

Greased Lightning

1978·1h 36m·PG
DramaBiographySportActionComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
2,225 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

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

Greased Lightning is a 1978 drama biography movie directed by Michael Schultz, starring Pam Grier, Beau Bridges, Cleavon Little. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 2,225 votes and runs 1h 36m.

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Director
Michael Schultz
Stars
Pam Grier
Beau Bridges
Cleavon Little
Richard Pryor
Details
1978-06-04
96 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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