Grease
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 co-producer Allan Carr, based on the 1971 stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The plot follows 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.
Plot
During the summer of 1958, greaser Danny Zuko and straight-laced Australian girl Sandy Olsson fall in love at the beach. As Sandy prepares to return home, she worries that she will never see Danny again, but he comforts her by saying that the summer is "only the beginning" for them.
Cast
- Alice Ghostley
- Andy Tennant
- Annette Charles
- Antonia Franceschi
- Barry Pearl
- Dennis Cleveland Stewart
- Didi Conn
- Dinah Manoff
- Dody Goodman
- Edd Byrnes
- Eddie Deezen
- Ellen Travolta
- Eve Arden
- Fannie Flagg
- Frankie Avalon
- Jamie Donnelly
- Jeff Conaway
- Joan Blondell
- John Michael Graham
- John Travolta
- Kelly Ward
- Lorenzo Lamas
- Michael Biehn
- Michael Tucci
- Olivia Newton-John
- Sean Moran
- Sha Na Na
- Sid Caesar
- Stockard Channing
- Wendie Jo Sperber
More details
| author | Allan Carr Bronte Woodard |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Randal Kleiser |
| editor | John F. Burnett |
| genre | action comedy romance |
| keywords | american bandstand begin best friend cheerleader class ring drag race drive-in movie letterman live broadcast moon national bandstand pep rally return home ring senior television show track and field |
| musicBy | Barry Gibb John Farrar |
| producer | Allan Carr Robert Stigwood |
| productionCompany | Allan Carr Enterprises |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles Malibu |
| theme | dance high school musical musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical teen romance |