Grease (movie)
Grease is a 1978 American romantic comedy musical movie directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Robert Stigwood. The movie tells the story of high-schoolers Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Kenickie (Jeff Conaway), Danny (John Travolta), Frenchy (Didi Conn) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John).
| Grease | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Produced by | Robert Stigwood Allan Carr |
| Screenplay by | Bronte Woodard |
| Based on | Grease by Jim Jacobs Warren Casey |
| Starring | John Travolta Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing Jeff Conaway Eve Arden Frankie Avalon Joan Blondell Edd Byrnes Sid Caesar Alice Ghostley Dody Goodman Sha Na Na |
| Music by | Michael Gibson |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Edited by | John F. Burnett Robert Pergament |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | June 16, 1978 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $366.2 million |
In 2020, Grease was selected by the Library of Congress into the United States National Film Registry.
Plot
Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) meet in Los Angeles, California in summer 1959 and they fall in love. When Sandy has to leave to go back to Australia, they believe it is the end of their romance. However, Sandy gets transferred to his school and they meet again. When Danny sees Sandy again, he acts as if he does not care about her. He does this to keep up his reputation, but Sandy does not know this and wishes she has never met him. She and Danny date on and off, but Sandy becomes frustrated with him because of the way he treats her. At the end of the movie, Sandy transforms herself into the kind of woman Danny could truly love forever, and they get back together.
