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Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by co-producer Allan Carr, based on the stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. [3]
Grease: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway. 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?
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1978-06-16
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- Paramount wanted Henry Winkler for the role of Danny Zuko. And Carr pictured the leading man as a busboy and gas station attendant who sang "Gas Pump Jockey."
- John Travolta eventually claimed “Greased Lightnin'” for himself, but not from the Beach Boys. In the Broadway production, Kenickie heads the ode to hot rods, but Travolta wanted the hip gyrating for himself.
- Carrie Fisher was considered to play Sandy. Susan Dey, Deborah Raffin, and Marie Osmond were also in the running, but Osmond protested Sandy's transition from a good girl to a sexy biker chick.
- Marie’s brother Donny was imagined as the Teen Angel. And so was Elvis. Carr had Donny Osmond in mind for the appearance, and Elvis—who died during the summer the film was shot—was also rumored for the part, which eventually went to Frankie Avalon.
Sep 18, 2024 · Grease, American musical film released in 1978 starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta that follows the adventures of a group of high-school students in the late 1950s.
- Jordana Rosenfeld
The new production, directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch (who later choreographed the film adaptation, and directed the ill-fated sequel), opened Off-Broadway at the Eden Theatre in lower Manhattan on February 14, 1972.
- Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Stockard Channing
- 1971
A musical about teens in love in the 1950s. It's California 1958 and greaser Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Australian Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) are in love. They spend time at the beach, and when they go back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both now attend Rydell High.
PG 07/07/1978 (US) Romance, Comedy 1h 50m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Play Trailer. Grease is the word. Overview. Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
