Grease

Directed by	Randal Kleiser
Written by	Allan Carr & Bronte Woodard
Starring	John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing Jeff Conaway
Produced by	Allan Carr & Robert Stigwood
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 16, 1978
Runtime	110 min.
Language	English
Budget	USD$6,000,000
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Grease (1978) is the name of a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical, Grease. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway and Stockard Channing. Grease video cover File links The following pages link to this file: Olivia Newton-John Grease (movie) Categories: Video covers ... Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film director and producer. ... Allan Carr (born May 27, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois as Allan Solomon) was an American film producer and manager of actors and musicians. ... John Travolta, left John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Olivia Newton-John on the cover of her single (and later album) Physical, which was one of the biggest successes of her career. ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his roles of Kenicke in the 1978 musical Grease, his role of Danny Zucko in the original Broadway production of Grease, Bobby Wheeler on the 1980s television series Taxi and Security Chief Zack... Allan Carr (born May 27, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois as Allan Solomon) was an American film producer and manager of actors and musicians. ... Robert Stigwood is British music producer, primarily for film and stage. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film director and producer. ... The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... Grease is a popular musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... John Travolta, left John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Olivia Newton-John on the cover of her single (and later album) Physical, which was one of the biggest successes of her career. ... Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his roles of Kenicke in the 1978 musical Grease, his role of Danny Zucko in the original Broadway production of Grease, Bobby Wheeler on the 1980s television series Taxi and Security Chief Zack... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ...

Plot summary

In the summer of 1958, Danny Zuko (Travolta), leader of Rydell High School's boy gang the T-Birds, meets Sandy Olsson (Newton-John), an innocent girl from Australia, at the beach and they fall in love. When Autumn nears, Sandy must return to Australia. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, Sandy's plans are changed and she ends up attending Rydell High as an exchange student. She meets a group of girls named the Pink Ladies and quickly befriends them. Not knowing what has happened, both Danny and Sandy let their friends know of their romantic conquest over the summer.

Eventually, Danny and Sandy are re-introduced by Betty Rizzo (Channing), the leader of the Pink Ladies, and they decide to revive their romance, but not without constant interference from the T-Birds, Pink Ladies and a rival gang, The Scorpions.

Danny and Sandy are separated again at the school dance contest. Although they arrive together, the T-Birds conspire to get Danny back together with his old girl friend and dance partner, Cha-Cha DiGregorio. They succeed and Danny and Cha-Cha go on to win the contest. Feeling betrayed, Sandy leaves the dance in disgust.

In an effort to reconcile with Sandy, Danny asks her to "be his girl" and offers her a ring. She initially accepts but then Danny tries to kiss and grope her as he feels that is what he should do with his girl. Sandy throws his ring back at him and again leaves in disgust.

But at the end of the school year graduation carnival, a new, badder looking Sandy emerges. She seems to have decided to "loosen up" in an effort to be with Danny. Meanwhile, Danny has received a letterman's sweater in track in an effort to impress Sandy. The two meet in the middle and Danny and Sandy fly off arm in arm in a shiny roadster. 1923 Ford Model T roadster A roadster is a two-seat, open car, traditionally without side windows (possibly with pluggable doortops), so that even with the lightweight convertible top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. ...

Effects

Although Travolta was already famous for the movie Saturday Night Fever, Grease reconfirmed his status as a super star. Newton-John's fame also reached new heights after the movie released. The movie received five Golden Globe Award nominations in 1979. The film was re-released to theaters in 1998 for the film's 20th anniversary. Saturday Night Fever Movie Poster Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 movie starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a New York discotheque. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

The movie's soundtrack was a number 1 album in many different countries. In the United Kingdom, the two Travolta/Newton-John duets, You're The One That I Want and Summer Nights were both number one hits and appear eighth and 21st respectively in the official all-time UK best-selling singles list issued in 2002. The song Hopelessly Devoted to You was nominated for an Academy Award (1979) for Best Music - Original Song. This is a list of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Grease spawned a sequel, Grease 2 (1982 with an entirely different cast) which was much less successful. Grease 2 was the 1982 sequel to 1978s smash hit movie Grease. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Main cast

• John Travolta - Danny Zuko
• Olivia Newton-John - Sandy Olsson
• Stockard Channing - Betty Rizzo
• Jeff Conaway - Kenickie
• Didi Conn - Frenchie
• Sid Caesar - Coach Calhoun
• Frankie Avalon - the teen angel
• Annette Charles - Cha Cha DiGregorio
• Eddie Deezen - Eugene Felnic
• Lorenzo Lamas - Tom Cushin
• Dennis Steward - Leo
• Ellen Travolta - waitress

Trivia

In 1988, an Indonesian computer virus named Den Zuk spread. The name comes from the nickname of the author since he resembled the protagonist Danny Zuko. John Travolta, left John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Olivia Newton-John on the cover of her single (and later album) Physical, which was one of the biggest successes of her career. ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his roles of Kenicke in the 1978 musical Grease, his role of Danny Zucko in the original Broadway production of Grease, Bobby Wheeler on the 1980s television series Taxi and Security Chief Zack... Didi Conn (b. ... Sid Caesar (born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922) is an Emmy-winning comic actor and writer, best known as the leading man on the 1950s television sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows. ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Eddie Deezen (b. ... Lorenzo Lamas, left, with actor Jean Claude Van Damme Actor Lorenzo Lamas (born Lorenzo y de Santos Lamas on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) starred as playboy Lance Cumson on the television drama Falcon Crest from 1981 to 1990. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In computer security technology, a virus is a self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents (for a complete definition: see below). ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ...

External link

• Grease at the Internet Movie Database