

In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Australian Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. As of 2023, a short-lived prequel television series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, debuted on Paramount+, with a prequel film, titled Summer Lovin ', currently in production. Few of the original cast members reprised their roles. Ī sequel, Grease 2, was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a newer class of greasers. In 2020, Grease was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film also received five nominations at the 36th Golden Globe Awards, including for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and two for Best Original Song, for " Grease" and "You're the One that I Want".

Its soundtrack album ended 1978 as the second-best-selling album of the year in the United States, only behind the soundtrack of the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever (which also starred Travolta), and the song " Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 51st Academy Awards. The film was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highest-grossing musical film at the time. Grease was released in the United States on June 16, 1978, by Paramount Pictures. The film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko ( John Travolta) and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson ( Olivia Newton-John), who develop an attraction for each other during a summer romance. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.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 Allan Carr, based on the stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file.

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This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. So get ready to dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time as “bad boy” Danny and “the girl next door” Sandy fall in love all over again.
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Since the show’s Broadway premiere in 1972 and the 1978 hit movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – which went on to become the highest grossing movie-musical of all time – GREASE has triumphed across the globe, with its irresistible mix of adolescent angst, vibrant physicality and 1950s pop culture.įeaturing dazzling costumes and all those unforgettable songs from the movie, including: Summer Nights, Sandy, Hopelessly Devoted to You, You’re The One That I Want, Greased Lightnin’, and Grease is the Word, GREASE really is “fast, furious and thrilling, an injection of raw energy… and fun, fun, fun!” (The Daily Mirror, UK) Packed with explosive energy and with an all-star cast, GREASE returns to the Australian stage in a live production that’s truly ELECTRIFYIN’! It’s got groove, it’s got meaning and it’s burning up the quarter mile! The No.1 Party Musical GREASE is returning to Australia in a new multi-million dollar production. GREASE is the Number One Party musical, featuring all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including You’re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights, Sandy, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Greased Lightnin’ and many more. The “Greased Lightning” 1962 Studebaker was parked outside the venue. Producer John Frost announced lead cast members and organised one on one interviews with cast and crew. Today there was a media call at Hard Rock Cafe, Sydney, for the popular musical GREASE.

GREASE: The No.1 Party Musical media event at Hard Rock Cafe, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia - 24th March 2013
