About Grease: Live". Fox. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018 . Retrieved November 24, 2018. 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 ] Famed Animator John David Wilson Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. July 2013 . Retrieved July 3, 2013.

When is the Grease prequel out, who's in the cast and when was the original with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John released? Venevisión estrena 'Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día, inspirada en Grease' ". Archived from the original on June 22, 2017 . Retrieved July 30, 2016. John Travolta and Allan Carr "Grease Day" Interview (SD 1:48) – In an archival interview from 1978, the producer of Grease interviews its star.

Alternate Animated Main Titles (HD 3:44) – Another new bonus feature, this one showing how the original title sequence was designed to play to a different song – seen here for the first time. Bottom line? They made the right choice with the Gibb/Valli collaboration – this "Grease" song is awful. There's also a short introduction here from Director Randal Kleiser. Hermanns, Grant (October 14, 2020). "Grease Prequel Series Shifting Gears from HBO Max to Paramount+". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020 . Retrieved October 14, 2020. Henry Winkler on 'Barry,' 'The French Dispatch' and some of his missed career chances". Newsweek. October 15, 2021.

We’ve just had The Greatest Showman and La La Land, but before that we hadn’t had an original musical in 20 years,” says Terri White, a Grease fan and editor-in-chief of the movie magazine Empire. “The musical had never really been cool and the fact that Grease is a musical is a big barrier for some people.” Grease Reunion 2002 – DVD Launch Party (SD 15:13) – Highlights of the big party thrown to celebrate the movie's DVD release, including footage of Travolta and Newton-John reuniting on stage for a live performance. Champlin, Charles (June 16, 1978). "'50s as Seen Through 'Grease'". Chicago Tribune. Part IV, p. 30.

Grease movie review & film summary (1998)". RogerEbert.com. March 27, 1998. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019 . Retrieved January 31, 2020. Getlen, Larry (July 4, 2010). "Tales of Ancient 'Grease' ". New York Post. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012 . Retrieved April 27, 2012.

Falcone, Dana Rose (January 27, 2016). "Grease: 10 things you didn't know about the 1978 hit film". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 27, 2021. David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Too often, Grease is simply mediocre, full of broad high-school humor, flat dramatic scenes and lethargic pacing. Fortunately, there's nothing flat about John Travolta ... Travolta can't dominate this movie as he did Fever, but when he's on screen you can't watch anyone else." [56] The Moves Behind the Music (SD 8:14) – This featurette takes a look at the dance/production numbers in the movie. Grease' Returning to AMC Theatres for Charity, in Honor of Olivia Newton-John". Variety. August 18, 2022 . Retrieved August 18, 2022.Grease review - Travolta and Newton-John's summer lovin' still a blast". The Guardian. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020 . Retrieved January 31, 2020. 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] The sequel, Grease 2, was released four years after the original film was out, but was a flop in comparison to the first movie. Who's in the cast?

Grease Filming Locations – part 1". Seeing-stars.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011 . Retrieved October 9, 2011. Greatest Musicals: Channel 4 Film". Channel4.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009 . Retrieved March 29, 2017. 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. Grease was originally shot on 35 mm film using Panavision cameras with anamorphic lenses. Paramount’s new 40th Anniversary Edition Ultra HD release features a new 4K scan of the original negative, followed by an extensive digital clean-up and restoration process supervised by Kleiser himself. It’s also been given new color grades for both Dolby Vision and HDR10, and is presented here on UHD in the original 2.39:1 theatrical aspect ratio. The result is very good looking indeed, about as good as one could expect given the film’s age. The image is often optically soft, particularly around the edges of the frame, and a few scenes were shot with filters to give it additional romantic quality. But on the whole the transfer features lovely detail and nicely refined texturing, particularly in skin tones and facial details. There’s a steady wash of light-to-moderate film grain that looks organic and cinematic. Contrast is excellent, with dark shadows and bright highlights (seen in gleaming chrome, car headlights, and the like). But it’s the color that really shines here, with incredible accuracy and vibrance. The High Dynamic Range helps all of this to pop off the screen with an electric but still natural appearance that really enhances the the image.Alexander, Bryan (May 21, 2018). "Danny and Sandy finally get their movie-ending 'Grease' kiss, 40 years after it was cut". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018 . Retrieved May 23, 2018. De regreso a los años 50 con el musical 'Grease' ". Archived from the original on October 5, 2015 . Retrieved July 30, 2016.