Hood won't pop.

Vehicle:
Buick Regal Limited Edition
1987
2 Door

Question: My Buick has a very small crack in the oil pan. It leaks only very, very slightly, but it does leak. I haven't been able to put aside enough at once to get it fixed yet, but I have been keeping it filled with oil.

However, recently, the mechanism to pop the hood has ceased working, and the vehicle has been getting lower and lower on oil. I have oil ready and waiting to fill it up, but I can't get the hood open.

Are there any quick ways to pop the hood when the initial catch won't release? If not, how would I go about getting a 1987 Buick Regal's hood catch fixed? (To clarify, it's the initial lever that's not working, not the second release under the hood itself, but the first one, released by pulling a lever on the driver's side floor board.)