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MEMORIES:
Tasha remembers..."Hopelessly devoted to You" and "Summer Lovin" are my two favorite from this movie. It's amazing to see Grease more ... More »
Posted on 03/05/08
PHOTOS:
Cast:
Danny Zuko ... John Travolta
Sandy Olsen ... Olivia Newton-John
Rizzo ... Stockard Channing
Kenickie... Jeff Conaway
Doody ...Barry Pearl
Sonny ... Michael Tucci
Putzie ... Kelly Ward
Frenchy ... Didi Conn
Jan... Jamie Donnelly
Marty ... Dinah Manoff
Principal McGee ... Eve Arden
Teen Angel ... Frankie Avalon
Vi ...Joan Blondell
Vince Fontaine ... Edd Byrnes
Coach Calhoun ... Sid Caesar
Mrs. Murdock ... Alice Ghostley
Blanche ... Dody Goodman
Patty Simcox ... Susan Buckner
Tom Chisum ...Lorenzo Lamas
Nurse Wilkins ... Fannie Flagg
Mr. Rudie ... Dick Patterson
Eugene... Eddie Deezen
Mr. Lynch ... Darrell Zwerling
Waitress ... Ellen Travolta
Cha Cha ... Annette Charles
Leo ... Dennis C. Stewart
Johnny Casino and the Gamblers...Sha-Na-Na
Dancer ...Barbi Alison
Dancer... Helena Andreyko
Dancer... Jennifer Buchanan
Dancer... Cindy DeVore
Dancer... Deborah Fishman
Dancer... Antonia Franceschi
Dancer... Sandra Gray
Dancer... Mimi Lieber
Dancer... Judy Susman
Dancer... Dennis Daniels
Dancer... Larry Dusich
Dancer... John Robert Garrett
Dancer... Daniel Levans
Dancer... Sean Moran
Dancer... Greg Rosatti
Dancer... Andy Roth
Dancer... Lou Spadaccini
Dancer... Andy Tennant
Dancer... Richard Weisman
Sandy Olsen ... Olivia Newton-John
Rizzo ... Stockard Channing
Kenickie... Jeff Conaway
Doody ...Barry Pearl
Sonny ... Michael Tucci
Putzie ... Kelly Ward
Frenchy ... Didi Conn
Jan... Jamie Donnelly
Marty ... Dinah Manoff
Principal McGee ... Eve Arden
Teen Angel ... Frankie Avalon
Vi ...Joan Blondell
Vince Fontaine ... Edd Byrnes
Coach Calhoun ... Sid Caesar
Mrs. Murdock ... Alice Ghostley
Blanche ... Dody Goodman
Patty Simcox ... Susan Buckner
Tom Chisum ...Lorenzo Lamas
Nurse Wilkins ... Fannie Flagg
Mr. Rudie ... Dick Patterson
Eugene... Eddie Deezen
Mr. Lynch ... Darrell Zwerling
Waitress ... Ellen Travolta
Cha Cha ... Annette Charles
Leo ... Dennis C. Stewart
Johnny Casino and the Gamblers...Sha-Na-Na
Dancer ...Barbi Alison
Dancer... Helena Andreyko
Dancer... Jennifer Buchanan
Dancer... Cindy DeVore
Dancer... Deborah Fishman
Dancer... Antonia Franceschi
Dancer... Sandra Gray
Dancer... Mimi Lieber
Dancer... Judy Susman
Dancer... Dennis Daniels
Dancer... Larry Dusich
Dancer... John Robert Garrett
Dancer... Daniel Levans
Dancer... Sean Moran
Dancer... Greg Rosatti
Dancer... Andy Roth
Dancer... Lou Spadaccini
Dancer... Andy Tennant
Dancer... Richard Weisman
Studio:
Paramount
Release History:
1978 - Grease
1982 - Grease 2
1982 - Grease 2
Grease is the word, alright. Based on the Broadway musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this film was an homage to the 1950’s with hit songs, great dance numbers, and a classic love story. A lot of the movie’s success can be attributed to stars John Travolta, who was hot off his starring role in Saturday Night Fever, and Olivia Newton-John, already a pop music superstar. They were joined by talented real life 50’s icons Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Edd Byrnes and Frankie Valli.
The film takes place at Rydell High School, where Danny Zuko, played by Travolta, is a member of the T-Birds, a gang sporting tight jeans and leather jackets. Newton-John’s Sandy Olsen is a good Australian girl who met Danny over the summer and the two fell in love. Sandy’s parents have decided to stay in America, and by a strange twist of fate, Sandy ends up going to Rydell where she meets Danny again. But sweet Sandy doesn’t fit into Danny’s greaser lifestyle at high school, and he’s torn between his feelings for her and the image he has to maintain.
Meanwhile, Sandy meets and befriends Frenchy, who’s a member of The Pink Ladies, a tough girl gang. Sandy doesn’t quite fit in there either, especially with the head of the Pink Ladies, Rizzo. Danny and Sandy try to figure out what to do in these newfound circumstances, while Danny takes on a drag racing challenge from The Scorpions, a rival gang. In the end, Sandy and Danny learn to follow their hearts, all with a big, choreographed musical number.
The film was the biggest hit of 1978 and one of the highest grossing films of the entire decade. The soundtrack spawned a series of hits, including "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted To You," "Grease," "You're the One That I Want," "Greased Lightnin'," "We Go Together" and more. The sequel, Grease 2 (which was never a Broadway musical), bombed, but the original was re-released in 1998 to another successful run. When it comes to Grease, the fans are hopelessly devoted.
