Grease seems kickier now than it did 20 years ago.
Grease (1978)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:42
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Grease is a pleasing, energetic musical with infectiously catchy songs and an ode to young love that never gets old.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: This film adaptation of GREASE is the zippy smash hit translation from the Broadway musical tribute to the fabulous 1950s. As a new school year begins, wholesome Australian exchange student Sandy... This film adaptation of GREASE is the zippy smash hit translation from the Broadway musical tribute to the fabulous 1950s. As a new school year begins, wholesome Australian exchange student Sandy (pop star Olivia Newton-John) and duck-tailed, leather-jacketed Danny (John Travolta) parlay their summertime romance into an on-and-off attraction that may or may not cross clique lines. Sandy seriously cramps Danny's style, so he dumps her. In response, Sandy begins dating a wholesome athlete, but, as a hedge, she also joins the gum-chewin', tough-talkin' clique known as the Pink Ladies. One of the most beloved musicals of all time, the popular soundtrack includes "You're the One that I Want," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Sandy," "Summer Nights," and the title tune. [More]
Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Didi Conn, Dinah Manoff, Eve Arden, Joan Blondell, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, Kelly Ward, Jamie Donnelly, Frankie Avalon, Edd Byrnes, Sid Caesar, Alice Ghostley, Dody Goodman, Susan Buckner, Lorenzo Lamas, Annette Charles, Dennis C. Stewart, Fannie Flagg, Dick Patterson, Eddie Deezen, Darrell Zwerling, Ellen Travolta, Sha Na Na
Director: Randal Kleiser
Director: Randal Kleiser
Producer: Allan Carr, Robert Stigwood
Composer: John Farrar, Bill Oakes, Louis St. Louis, Barry Gibb
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Grease
What makes Grease so endearing is the fact the minor characters are as memorable as the two leads.
It's kind of West Side Story with different music and a happy ending.
One of those rare films where just about every last thing about it falls magically into place.
This kind of musical, one with sophomoric pranks and plenty of almost-but-not-quite sexual content, is the kind that allows viewers to let their guard down.
Lively, fresh and bright, Grease still stands tall and is destined to become a classic with its memorable, toe-tapping songs, imaginative choreography, plus the dazzle of John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.
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