Greased Lightning (1977)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Escritores:

Leon Capetanos (writer)
Lawrence DuKore (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

julio 1977 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Biografía | Comedia | Drama | Deporte

Frase comercial:

Richard Pryor Drives 'Em Wild

Plot:

This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing champion in America. |

Plot Keywords:

Stock Car Racing | Automobile | Automobile Racing | African American | Racial

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Excellent cast

Reparto

Richard Pryor	...	Wendell Scott
Beau Bridges	...	Hutch
Pam Grier	...	Mary Jones
Cleavon Little	...	Peewee
Vincent Gardenia	...	Sheriff Cotton
Richie Havens	...	Woodrow
Julian Bond	...	Russell
Earl Hindman	...	Beau Welles
Minnie Gentry	...	Wendell's Mother
Lucy Saroyan	...	Hutch's Wife
Noble Willingham	...	Billy Joe Byrnes
Bruce Atkins	...	Deputy Turner
Steve Fifield	...	Deputy Drinkwater
Bill Cobbs	...	Mr. Jones
Georgia Allen	...	Mrs. Jones

Duración:

96 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Danville, Virginia, USA

Compañía:

Third World Cinema

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Phineas and Ferb: Greece Lightning/Leave the Busting to Us (#1.25)" (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

Maybe Tomorrow

Excellent cast

This one has been a favorite of mine ever since I first watched it on cable in the late 70's. Richard Pryor is just perfect as Wendell Scott, the first black stock-car racing champion. The rest of the cast is great as well, all perfect in their roles. This is definitely a perfectly cast film!

The film itself is very decent but does have a few problems, most notably that once Wendell starts racing there seems to be too many large gaps in time, as if a lot of footage that has been left on the cutting room floor. But the script does move along well even with that problem.

I would think Pryor fans especially would pick this up on DVD if it ever got a proper release, in widescreen, some commentary, and with those obviously deleted scenes left behind. Hopefully this will be on DVD before some Hollywood clown remakes this with tons of computer effects crap and ruins the whole thing.