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- The film was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highest-grossing musical film at the time.
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Jan 26, 2016 · Beat the Odds and Became the Biggest Movie Musical of the 20th Century. As Fox preps a for-TV revival, Michael Callahan looks at what made Grease lightning in a bottle. By Michael Callahan ...
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.
- 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.
- "Grease" is never said in the script. Only the word greased (with a "d") is sung in the song “Greased Lightnin’.”
- There is a reference to an ad from the future. As Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy is approaching Rydell High for the first time, she tells Didi Conn’s Frenchy, “I’m no stranger to heartbreak,” to which Frenchy replies, “Why?
- Rizzo has a connection to Elvis. The day they filmed the scene for “Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee” — a song in which Stockard Channing’s Rizzo sarcastically bellows “Elvis, Elvis, let me be; keep that pelvis far from me” — was August 16, 1977, the day Elvis Presley died.
- John Travolta's sister has a small role. John Travolta’s sister, Ellen, plays a diner waitress with a single line, “Oh, there’s Danny and Sandy,” while watching the dance on TV.
It went on to become a West End hit, a successful feature film, two popular Broadway revivals in 1994 and 2007, and a staple of regional theatre, summer stock, community theatre, and high school and middle school drama groups. It remains Broadway's 17th longest-running show.
- Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Stockard Channing
- 1971
May 8, 2024 · The hit songs “Grease” and “You’re the One That I Want” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “Summer Nights” peaked at number three and five, respectively.
Jun 16, 1978 · 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?
