Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 10 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRizzo's hickeys were real. Stockard Channing said in an interview that Jeff Conaway insisted on applying them himself.
- GoofsWhen Danny and Sandy are dancing near the end of "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay", a briefly visible scoreboard says either "Presented by class of 1971" or "Presented by class of 1974".
- Crazy creditsThe ending credits show actors' names to the side of mock-up yearbook pages featuring various characters from the movie.
- Alternate versionsA "pan & scan" version was broadcast on Spanish Castilian TV showing the movie cropped to 1.85:1 and only musical numbers (and credits) were shown in its original 2.35:1.
- ConnectionsEdited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
Featured review
Energetic, good spirited nostalgic fun!
I will admit I didn't like "Grease" very much at one point, but like some other musicals, it has grown on me. It is just a fun film, yes with some corny dialogue and some slow moments, but the performances, choreography and songs more than make up for any misgivings. I like how "Grease" is filmed, the cinematography is smooth, and the costumes are lovely to look at. The script has some nice raunchy humour, if a little corny at times. Also there is a nice compelling story in general, even if it is slow in spots. The performances are of high energy. John Travolta, is it just me or wasn't he really sexy here? I thought Tim Curry was sexy in "Rocky Horror Picture Show" but Travolta's Danny who swivels his hips like Elvis brings a different kind of sexiness as well as acting like a tough kid, which he isn't really. Olivia Newton-John, dressed in whites and creams looks beautiful and is appealing as Sandy, she is almost unrecognisable in the final musical number. Stockard Channing provides a voluptuous contrast as Betty Rizzo, and does it with swagger. What makes this movie enjoyable are the song and dance numbers. I wasn't keen on the songs when I first saw the film seven years ago, but as I have been re watching the film over the years, like the film they have really grown on me. "Summer Nights", "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Grease Lightening" and "We Go Together" are classics. Overall, this film is fun, you mayn't like it first time, but if you give it another chance it could well grow on you. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Feb 11, 2010
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- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Grease Sing-A-Long
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $190,071,103
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,941,717
- Jun 18, 1978
- Gross worldwide
- $396,271,103
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Dolby(35 mm prints, original release)
- 70 mm 6-Track(70 mm prints, original release)
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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