Grease (1978)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Jim Jacobs (musical) and
Warren Casey (musical) ...

Release Date:

16 June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Grease is the word

Plot:

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?

Plot Keywords:

First Love | Teen Angst | Nostalgic | Elvis Presley | Coming Of Age

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast

John Travolta	...	Danny Zuko
Olivia Newton-John	...	Sandy Olsson
Stockard Channing	...	Betty Rizzo
Jeff Conaway	...	Kenickie
Barry Pearl	...	Doody
Michael Tucci	...	Sonny
Kelly Ward	...	Putzie
Didi Conn	...	Frenchy
Jamie Donnelly	...	Jan
Dinah Manoff	...	Marty Maraschino
Eve Arden	...	Principal McGee
Frankie Avalon	...	The Teen Angel
Joan Blondell	...	Vi
Edd Byrnes	...	Vince Fontaine
Sid Caesar	...	Coach Calhoun

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (original release) | DTS (re-release) (1998) | Dolby Digital (re-release) (1998) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (original release)

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1998) | Iceland:L | East Germany:(Banned) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 (20th anniversary edition) | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 (1978) | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

For a time, it was the third highest grossing movie of all time behind only Jaws (1975) and Star Wars (1977).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frenchie is about to pierce Sandy's ear, the bottle of wine switches between Jan and Sandy in between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sandy: I'm going back to Australia; I might never see you again.
Danny: Don't... don't talk that way, Sandy.
Sandy: But it's true! I've just had the best summer of my life, and now I have to go away. It isn't fair.
[Danny starts kissing her]
Sandy: Danny, don't spoil it!
Danny: It's not spoiling it, Sandy, it's only making it better.
Sandy: Danny... is this the end?
Danny: Of course not; it's only the beginning.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Freaks and Geeks: Noshing and Moshing (#1.15)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

WE GO TOGETHER

Good old days...

Boy, I love this movie! I've never seen it in the cinema cuz I wasn't born when it got out, but I remember taping it one night and watching it the next day. I was enchanted! It was pure magic. Good old fifties where teenagers wore petty coats, drove hot cars and went to the drive-in movie at the weekends. Maybe it's still so popular because fans (including me) still long for those times. It was colorful, it was fresh, it was cool. Plus "Grease" had such a great soundtrack that really carries you away. And there's a character for everyone. You're the smoothest guy at school? Everybody knows you and your gang? Well, you're Danny. Or are you the one who's always pretending to be fine, but inside it looks different? Hey Rizzo! Or are you the one with thousands of boyfriends and a lack of self-confidence? You must be Marty. My favourite character by the way. And for others it's even none of these things, but just a good, old feeling. I guess it's one of those movies you HAVE to watch once in a lifetime. So, go and rent it. It's perfect. Trust me.