Product Details

• Actors: Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier, Cleavon Little, Vincent Gardenia
• Directors: Michael Schultz
• Writers: Kenneth Vose, Lawrence DuKore, Leon Capetanos, Melvin Van Peebles
• Producers: Hannah Weinstein, J. Lloyd Grant, James E. Hinton
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Good Times Video
• VHS Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000EZTT
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,345 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Regarding Wendell Scott, March 26, 2002

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Rita Waddell (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greased Lightning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a movie that is more than a comedy, it is a movie based on the life of Wendell Scott. It gives you some idea of how difficult it was for minorities to enter a predominately white sport. Everyone should see it for its entertainment value, and because it reflects on a part of American history.

Here's some trivia for you!

Did you know that Wendell Scott and Muhammad Ali have family ties?

My Grandfather, James Waddell (now deceased) from Louisville, Kentucky, is Wendell Scott's cousin. James Waddell married my Grandmother Ms.Eva Clay. Mrs.Eva(Clay)Waddell is the sister of Muhammad Ali's mother.

In other words, Wendell Scott's cousin married Muhammad Ali's aunt. That's much easier to understand isn't it?

Now you have some trivia that practically no one was aware of!

Rita Waddell
Louisville,KY

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Motorsports History "Forgotten African- American Driver", June 15, 2000

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charles E. Vienn (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greased Lightning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This man is a definite inspiration to young men that aspire to participate in the sport of automobile racing...He is a part of African- American history ie the Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskege Airmen, Old Negro League and more that is ,often, lost, forgotten or simply not mentioned.

Because of Mr. Scott #34, and recently meeting Bobby Northfleet, the only driver in the Craftsman Truck Series of NASCAR, we have started a junior college course entitled "Pit Crew Technology" to train inner- city African- American and Hispanic youth about the opportunities in the Motorsports industry, besides driving> The next time you see an auto race, how many African- American Crew Members did you see?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great film, January 29, 2000

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greased Lightning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i feel that Richard Pryor does a great job of telling Wendell Scott's story.this is a film that shows another side of the genius that is Richard Pryor.dealing with the Racism on the Race Car circuit.also Pam Grier gives a good performance as well.