When did the original grease movie come out

Apr 20, 2018 to celebrate the films upcoming 40th anniversary on june 16, and next tuesdays release of a new bluray edition, yahoo entertainment spoke with the original tbirds and pink ladies with the. The movie became another significant building block in the sha na na story. Grease is a 1978 american musical film directed by randal kleiser and produced by paramount pictures. The songs sound big and have a punch that was missing from the terrible 1998 remix. Only a few of the original cast members reprised their roles. Grease is a timeless classic, that almost everyone loves. How grease beat the odds and became the biggest movie musical of the 20th. Grease 2 is a 1982 american musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film grease, which is based upon the 1971 musical of the same name by jim jacobs and warren casey. Watching grease on tv, or even some of the older dvds, it looks horrible.

This movie did not win any academy awards, but grease live. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Camille from toronto, oh the reason the movie grease was so overthetop successful is described in the words of this song. I got chills theyre multiplying and im losing control cause the power youre supplying its. Prior to the films release, producer allan carr had made a productplacement deal with. Scenes from their holiday are shown, but then the summer ends, and sandy and danny say their last goodbyes. Paramount also scanned the original camera negative for a completely new remastered picture.

Coming off the critical success of his performance in saturday night. A few things you may not know about the movie grease neatorama. The show was deemed eligible for the 1972 tony awards, receiving seven tony award nominations. Jan 29, 2016 see now and then photos of the grease. The original grease american theater company chicago. Did you know john travoltas sister had a role in the movie. John travolta recalls his saturday night fever, faceoff. Before two movies and three broadway productions, summer nights happened on foster beach and the ruletheschool tbirds were a group of working class outsiders living on chicagos northwest side. Grease is the classic 1978 musical that starred john travolta and olivia newtonjohn as high school teens from opposite worlds travoltas danny. Grease prequel summer loving in the works exclusive. John travolta recalls his saturday night fever, face. Grease was first performed in 1971 in the original kingston mines nightclub in chicago since demolished.

On june 7, 1972, the production moved to the broadhurst theatre on broadway, and on november 21, it moved to the royale theatre there, where it ran until january 27, 1980. However, in the early part of the movie, in a hesaidshesaid manner. Most of the actors cast in the movie were too old to be in high school. August, who is a regular collaborator of tim burtons, has two movies coming out this year. Along with this plot comes song that will be stuck in your head for centuries. But many have forgotten that grease was born in chicago as a wild and raunchy stage play in 1971, well before the. There are those who scoffed at chicago s best picture oscar win but grease is cheesier, sillier, and far more. Palmer and that impressive costume change got a solo in grease. Grease prequel summer loving needs to learn from the mistakes of the original and bring the 50s to a postmetoo era audience. The biggest reason why some grease fans are starting to believe there may be some truth to this crazy theory stems from the fact that the movie played out too perfectly as some of the commenters on the original reddit post discussing the theory claimed if youve seen the movie grease, you know danny and sandy are able to get back together despite everything that happens to them. After the success of the first movie its the topgrossing musical in the u. Grease may be the title of the movie, but it wasnt used in any of the dialogues once in the entire script.

A few things you may not know about the movie grease. The group appeared in the 1979 musical, as johnny casino and the gamblers, and contributed to the music score with six sha na na versions of rock classics and one original song, sandy, cowritten by screamin scott simon for john travolta to sing. How grease beat the odds and became the biggest movie musical. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original choices. On june 16, 1978, one of the most beloved broadway shows of all time became one of the most beloved films of all time when grease hit cinemas to the most lucrative boxoffice reception in. Grease 2 was a critical failure that jim jacobs disowned after its release.

It was successful both critically and at the box office. Grease is a 1978 american musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by jim jacobs and warren casey. When travolta found out easterling hadnt seen grease, he served dessert and. In 2002, didi conn, olivia newtonjohn, and john travolta were all pushing to have a grease 3 produced, which would focus on the original cast and characters many years later, in another decade, like the 1970s or the 1990s, but this movie never got beyond the planning stages. The musical movie with john travolta, and olivia newtonjohn came. Now that paramount is coming up with a prequel to the original grease, the onus is on the movie makers to not only keep the 50s vibe in the movie alive, but also to achieve it in an appropriate manner. In the original broadway musical sandy was an allamerican girl and her last name was dumbrowski. However, after grease 2 1982 bombed at the boxoffice, those plans were cancelled. Grease 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Danny seems to not want to let sandy go, but sandy is due to return to australia. Grease is a 1971 musical by jim jacobs and warren casey. Leaving television, charles went out to become a speech professor at. Sid, who passed away at 91, was the oldest surviving cast member of grease. The original grease was born in chicago, wild, funny and. That morbid grease theory just got shut down cinemablend. In the movie version, she became sandy olsson, from australia. Camille from toronto, oh the reason the movie grease was so over the top successful is described in the words of this song. I love both movies and am watching grease on the tv guide channel so just wondering. Did the sandy and danny romance of grease actually. This is the version of grease that everyone fell in love with in 1978 and for the first 20 years of tv and home video versions.

Financial analysis of grease 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Paramount players is developing a grease prequel that charlie. It was originally released by rso records and subsequently reissued by polydor records in 1984 and 1991. Things you never knew about the movie grease the delite.

Written by bronte woodard and directed by randal kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser danny zuko and australian transfer student sandy olsson who develop an attraction for each other. Grease is a 1978 american musical film directed by randal kleiser and. The musical movie with john travolta, and olivia newtonjohn came out in 1978. Like the original book, mike nicholss movie version of joe kleins roman a clef account. Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion, grease is the way we are feeling. Thufri 8 pm, sat 3 and 8 pm, sun 3 pm, american theater company, 1909 w.

Live broadcast of the classic musical to tv sunday. How did it become arguably the most beloved movie musical of all time. Grease prequel summer loving needs to learn from the. On june 16, 1978, one of the most beloved broadway shows of all time became one of the most beloved films of all time when grease hit cinemas to the most lucrative boxoffice reception in american. Live, which manoff didnt get in the 1978 movie just on the broadway stage. Grease was a huge hit when it came out in 1978 and has since become an american classic. Including neverbeforeheard music, lyrics and scenes, author jim jacobs teams up with artistic director pj paparelli to bring to life.

The original musical at the kingston mines theatre was tougher and raunchier. Grease was one of four original songs in the film that were not part of the original musical, and it was the only one not performed by the cast. Happy days star henry winkler was offered the role of danny zuko, but he turned down the offer out of fear of being typecast. Sandy and danny fell in love over the summer, but they parted ways as school started and thought they would never see each other again. The music from grease 2, sorry to say, not so much. A movie that was better and more lifechanging than it had any right to be.

To celebrate the films upcoming 40th anniversary on june 16, and next tuesdays release of a new bluray edition, yahoo entertainment spoke with the original t. Live has us superexcited for sunday night, but were still hopelessly devoted to the cast of the 1978 original. In 1958, during their summer vacation, danny zuko john travolta and sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn meet at a beach. In its original production in chicago, grease was a raunchy, raw, aggressive. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist eddie deezen. You can find their individual ages on this source page. Jim jacobs, who wrote the original book and musical alongside warren casey, has come out to put an end to the theory. Jun 24, 2019 on june 16, 1978, one of the most beloved broadway shows of all time became one of the most beloved films of all time when grease hit cinemas to the most lucrative boxoffice reception in american. Grease is a 1978 american musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the.

In the original broadway musical, sandy was an allamerican girl and her last name was. It starred the likes of john travolta, olivia newtonjohn, and stockard channing. In the decades following this movies release, a theory circulated that sandy actually. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.

Was anything from the original musical left out in the movie. Grease is a 1978 american musical film directed by randal kleiser and produced by paramount. By the 70s, the 50s were starting to be seen and felt as nostalgic. Sadly, the passing of the great sid caesar last week on february 11 brought back many memories of the movie grease, filmed way back in the happy, innocent summer of 1977. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Grease was first released in the us on vhs by paramount home video in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1992 and 1994. Osmond turned down the role of sandy because she did not like the fact that sandy had to. Though grease opened geographically offbroadway, it did so under first. It was panned on release so why are we hopelessly devoted to. It is based on warren caseys and jim jacobss 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school.

Jim jacobs based on the original musical by, warren casey based on the. The films director, randal kleiser, did not like the added songs because they did not fit the late1950searly 1960s style either musically or lyrically. Few of the original cast members reprised their roles. The movie musical was released 40 years ago, on june 16, 1978. It gave us songs like grease lightning, sandy, and youre the one that i want. The song youre the one that i want was a us and uk no. Sep 08, 2016 a recently resurfaced and very dark fan theory about the 1978 hit musical movie grease speculates that sandy was actually dead the entire time and the whole story takes place in her head. Apr 09, 2019 grease is the classic 1978 musical that starred john travolta and olivia newtonjohn as high school teens from opposite worlds travoltas danny zuko a roughandtumble greaser, newtonjohn. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newtonjohn, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin allstar cast. Live dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The original soundtrack from the motion picture is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1978 film grease. The film stars john travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, and jeff conaway.

Most of the people in that movie are in their 50s now. Originally titled more grease, the film was produced by allan carr and robert stigwood, and directed and choreographed by patricia birch, who also. Named after the 1950s united states workingclass youth subculture known as greasers, the musical is set in 1959 at fictional rydell high school based on william howard taft school in chicago, illinois and follows ten workingclass teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure, politics, personal core values, and love. Williss boxer shoots travoltas hitman coming out of the bathroom. It has sold approximately 22 million copies worldwide. Originally titled more grease, the film was produced by allan carr and robert stigwood, and directed and choreographed by patricia birch, who also choreographed the first film and the broadway musical. Jim jacobs and warren caseys original 1971 musical was so popular it was adapted into a movie just seven years after its inception. So when i bought my blu ray player this was one of the first blu rays i purchased.