
Greased Lightning(1977)
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.


“He's hot on the track...and off!”
Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.

Burt Reynolds
Stroker Ace

Ned Beatty
Clyde Torkle

Jim Nabors
Lugs

Parker Stevenson
Aubrey James

Loni Anderson
Pembrook Feeney

John Byner
Doc Seegle

Cassandra Peterson
Girl with Lugs

Bubba Smith
Arnold

Warren Stevens
Jim Catty

Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR Driver
Stroker Ace is a action, comedy film released in 1983 exploring themes of sports, racing, nascar. Directed by Hal Needham, it stars Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors. Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.
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