Grease [DVD] [1978]

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a b c Windeler, Robert (July 31, 1978). "Ohh Sandy! – Olivia Newton-John". People. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008 . Retrieved November 10, 2008. Weekend Records Through the Years". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018 . Retrieved March 24, 2018. Grease was released in the US on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1992 and 1994; the last VHS release was on June 23, 1998, and was titled the 20th Anniversary Edition following a theatrical re-release that March.Topel, Fred (May 15, 2020). " 'Grease Sing-A-Long' airing June 7 on CBS". UPI. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020 . Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Rydell Sing-Along– A karaoke version of the movie, with lyrics provided so you can channel your inner John Travolta and/or Olivia Newton-John. Also given here is the option to jump to any one of the film's 11 songs. Missing? The theme song, "Grease" – come on! In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Australian Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. When the summer comes to an end, Sandy frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her that their love is "only the beginning". Photo Galleries– A selection of four different photo galleries, consisting of: "Rydell High Year Book", "Production", "Premiere", and "Grease Day". The images are navigated using one's remote control. Grease movie review & film summary (1998)". RogerEbert.com. March 27, 1998. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019 . Retrieved January 31, 2020. Venevisión estrena 'Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día, inspirada en Grease' ". Archived from the original on June 22, 2017 . Retrieved July 30, 2016.A sequel, Grease 2, was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a newer class of greasers. Few of the original cast members reprised their roles. 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. [8] [9] Plot [ edit ] WOULFE, MOLLY (January 2, 2009). " 'Grease' has deep, dark Chicago roots". nwitimes.com . Retrieved October 20, 2021. The 10 Best Movies of 1978". Film.com. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010 . Retrieved August 16, 2010.

The Time, The Place, The Motion: Remembering Grease (SD 22:26) – An entertaining featurette with members of the cast and crew (including Travolta and Newton-John) providing their memories of making the movie. Paramount's Players division have apparently been playing with the idea for some time now, and are keen to explore the couple's relationship in more detail. On May 15, 2020, it was announced that CBS, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, which also owns Paramount, would air this version of the film on June 7, 2020, which was to be the date of the 74th Tony Awards, which was postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [71] Prequel [ edit ] Fox, Charles (2010). Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810869929. OCLC 678101101.The Moves Behind the Music (SD 8:14) – This featurette takes a look at the dance/production numbers in the movie. John Travolta had previously worked with Stigwood on Saturday Night Fever, recorded the top-10 hit " Let Her In" in 1976, and had previously appeared as Doody in a touring production of the stage version of Grease. As part of a three-picture deal with Stigwood, Travolta was given the lead role after Henry Winkler turned down the role for fear of being typecast as a greaser, having been playing the similar bad-boy greaser Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days since 1974. [13] (Winkler would later regret the decision.) [13] [14] Director Randal Kleiser had never directed a theatrical feature before this but had directed Travolta in the 1976 telefilm The Boy in the Plastic Bubble; Kleiser and Travolta developed a close platonic bond over the course of production, helping Travolta maintain focus as he grieved the death of Diana Hyland (his girlfriend at the time and his on-screen mother in Bubble). [13] Before Newton-John was hired, Allan Carr was considering numerous names such as Carrie Fisher, [15] [16] Ann-Margret, Deborah Raffin, [17] Susan Dey and Marie Osmond for the lead role. Fisher, who had recently finished Star Wars, was ultimately rejected because neither Stigwood nor Carr knew if she could sing. [13] Osmond almost took the role before she realized the extent to which the character transformed into a rebel and turned it down [18] to star in Goin' Coconuts instead. Carr eventually chose Newton-John after a chance encounter at a soireé hosted by Helen Reddy. [19] Newton-John had done little acting before this film, with only two film credits (1965's Funny Things Happen Down Under and the little-seen 1970 film Toomorrow, which predated her singing breakthrough) to her name up to that time; she requested a screen test prior to accepting the role. [19] Newton-John agreed to a reduced asking price in exchange for star billing and the ability to rewrite the script, which included changing her character's origin to an Australian immigrant (to avoid having to emulate an American accent) and making her less passive. [19] In a case of life imitating art, Newton-John's own musical career would undergo a transformation similar to that of the Sandy Olsson character; her next album after Grease, the provocatively titled Totally Hot, featured a much more sexual and pop-oriented approach, with Newton-John appearing on the album cover in similar all-leather attire and teased hair. [20] Grease (1978)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. July 7, 1978. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014 . Retrieved September 1, 2021. a b "Year End Charts—Year-end Albums—The Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007 . Retrieved December 20, 2010.