Grease
In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. When the summer comes to an end, Sandy—who is going back to Australia—frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her that their love is "only the beginning". The film moves to the start of the seniors' term at Rydell High School. Danny is a member of the T-Birds greaser gang, consisting of his best friend Kenickie, Doody, Sonny, and Putzie. The Pink Ladies, a clique of greaser girls, also arrive, consisting of Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty, and Jan.
After her parents decide not to return to Australia, Sandy enrolls at Rydell and is befriended by Frenchy, who considers dropping out of school to become a beautician. Unaware of each other's presence at Rydell, Danny and Sandy tell their respective groups the accounts of events during the pair's brief romance, without initially mentioning the other's name. Sandy's version emphasizes the romance of the affair, while Danny's version is more sexual.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Musical, Romance |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Robert Stigwood, Allan Carr, Neil A. Machlis |
Directed By: | Randal Kleiser |
Written By: | Allan Carr, Bronte Woodard, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey |
Cast: | Alice Ghostley, Andy Roth, Helena Andreyko, Greg Bradford, Michael Tucci, Kelly Ward, Barry Pearl, Kristine Greco, Michael Biehn, Wendie Jo Sperber, John Travolta, Andy Tennant, Eve Arden, Sean Moran, John Michael Graham, Sha-Na-Na, Vinny Genna, Stockard Channing, Carole Demas, Dinah Manoff, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Olivia Newton-John, Edd Byrnes, Dennis Daniels, Annette Charles, Eddie Deezen, Carol Culver, Frankie Avalon, Ellen Travolta, John Mooney, Didi Conn, Jennifer Buchanan, Daniel Levins, Richard Weisman, Lorenzo Lamas, Jocko Marcellino, Bob Quinn, Joan Blondell, Darrell Zwerling, Jeff Conaway, Fannie Flagg, Dody Goodman, Mimi Lieber, Sid Caesar, Dick Patterson, Antonia Franceschi, Susan Buckner, Dennis Stewart, Jamie Donnelly |
In Theaters: | Jun 16, 1978 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Production: | Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organization (RSO), Allan Carr Production |
Budget: | $6,000,000 |
Box Office: | $189,969,103 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |