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Grease

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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

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Reviews for Grease

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Grease seems kickier now than it did 20 years ago.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

Fun-loving, energetic and innocent.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
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JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Grease is a great 'fun movie'.

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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

What makes Grease so endearing is the fact the minor characters are as memorable as the two leads.

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Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

It's kind of West Side Story with different music and a happy ending.

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Forget the story, and just enjoy all the songs.

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Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews

One of those rare films where just about every last thing about it falls magically into place.

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Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Just an average musical, pleasant and upbeat and plastic.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

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Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Nostalgic, silly fun

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Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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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.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/01/00
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