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Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical sports film directed by Michael Schultz. Richard Pryor portrays Wendell Scott, the African-American stock-car driver credited with becoming the first Black driver to win a NASCAR race in its top division. The film follows Scott's racing career and the barriers he faced in a segregated sporting environment. It is suited to viewers interested in motorsport history, biography, and civil-rights-era American sports.
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Greased Lightning scores 6.35/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Docudrama category.
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