01 Jul 1977
Greased Lightning
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Jocks
Champions aren't born ... they're made!
When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all the stops are out and literally "anything goes" both on and off the court.
Top Billed Cast
Scott Strader The Kid
Mariska Hargitay Nicole
Richard Roundtree Chip
R.G. Armstrong Bettlebom
Stoney Jackson Andy
Adam Mills Tex
Trinidad Silva Chito
Donald Gibb Ripper
Christopher Murphy Tony
Katherine Kelly Lang Julie
Christopher Lee President White
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