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Grease was released in the US on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1992 and 1994; the last VHS release was on June 23, 1998, and was titled the 20th Anniversary Edition following a theatrical re-release that March. On September 24, 2002, it was released on DVD for the first time.
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- For John Travolta, Grease is a classic. “Grease is part of the American culture. It wasn’t initially, but it has embedded itself in American culture,” John told askjimmycarter.com.
- There were concerns about casting Olivia Newton-John. Director Randal Kleiser had reservations about Olivia Newton-John playing Sandy. “I remember meeting her for the first time at that party and thinking, ‘Have You Never Been Mellow?’”
- Nobody else could play Sandy. It was John’s opinion, as he shared with askjimmycarter.com, that “there was only one person on the planet that could be Sandy, and that was Olivia Newton-John, and I was hell-bent to get her in this movie.”
- Olivia worried she was too old for the film. Olivia was nervous about doing the film, telling the Telegraph, “I worried that at 29 I was too old to play a high-school girl.
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- Grease was nearly an entirely animated film. Surprisingly, it took years for anyone in the film industry to take a chance with Grease. After initially being a successful Broadway musical, many Hollywood producers were skeptical about bringing the story to the big screen, as movie musicals were considered something that belonged in the past.
- "You're the One That I Want" was a hit before Grease was even released. One of the most iconic songs from Grease was a smash before the movie even hit theaters.
- The Grease cast was not made up of teenagers. When 29-year-old Olivia Newton-John was cast as 17-year-old Sandy, she wasn't sure she should take the part.
- John Travolta first had a minor role in Grease on Broadway. John Travolta had a very thorough grasp of Grease before being cast in the film. He was first a part of the Broadway musical's national tour.
Jun 16, 2018 · Cite. On June 16, 1978, “Grease” was released in movie theaters. Starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, the film is one of the highest-grossing movie musicals of all time. The movie soundtrack became the second-best selling album of 1978. It included several No. 1 hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated hit, “Hopelessly Devoted to You.”
Grease was re-released in May 1979 in 1,248 theatres in the United States and Canada, Paramount's biggest ever saturation release at the time, and grossed $4.5 million in its opening weekend. [12] [13] During the reissue, it overtook The Godfather and became Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film of all-time. [14]
Grease (1978) Grease (1978) Grease (1978) View more photos Movie Info Synopsis Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s.
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- Musical, Romance
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Theatrical. 06/01/1980. Theatrical. Rerelease. 03/27/1998. Theatrical (limited) 20th Anniversary Re-release.
