[5] The song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music Original Song. By then, film-goers were growing accustomed to successful movies spawning sequels, and Hollywood was relying on them to hook in an audience already sold on the original. Unfortunately the water under the bridge it was shot at in Los Angeles turned out to be contaminated, and multiple cast and crew members got ill as a result. Check out these secrets about Grease you probably never knew: Grease was originally a broadway musical. It included several No. While several of the Rydell High staff characters reprise their roles, the sequel focused on the latest class of graduating seniors, hence most of the principals from Grease did not appear. Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in "Grease." Paramount Pictures. The soundtrack to Grease was the second best-selling album of 1978, following only the soundtrack to John's hit from the previous year, Saturday Night Fever. 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. Its mark on U.S. culture however, feels just as fresh today as it did the day it was released. "[56], Retrospective reviews have generally been positive. 11. With Lyrics?!? Grease gave us the ultimate dance moves during the Prom scene in the school gym. The references to Troy Donohue, Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Annette Funicello are from the original stage version. It was first released in 1978, and decades later, the movie is still as celebrated as it ever was. I was at the bottom of the barrel, bottom of the drawer maybe, but I decided the only way I could do this was to look at her like she was a real person. Watching this was akin to stepping on multiple bricks of lego. Olivia told Fox News, I kind of remember they did approach John and I to do it, and then it didnt happen. Grease Edit Grease (also known as Grease 1) is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures. John wasn't thrilled, but it all worked out in the end. [79], On October 15, 2019, it was announced that a musical television series based on Grease, titled Grease: Rydell High, was given a straight-to-series order by HBO Max. "[29][30], Due to an editing error, a closing scene in which Danny and Sandy kiss was removed from the finished print and lost before its theatrical release. Danny and Sandys relationship develops across a number of encounters and although, as the Examiner report notes, these scenes are visually discreet, the language used in the film is at the very top end of what was acceptable at the advisory A category, which admitted children but with parents cautioned that the film may be unsuitable for young children. The songs took centre stage when Clegg put on the Cool Rider show at Londons Lyric Theatre in 2014. Grease | Grease Wiki | Fandom Star Perdita Weeks' Bikini Photos, See Your Favorite Celebrity Couples in Swimsuits: Best Beach Photos, Meet Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone's Daughters Vivian and Georgette, Pure Sunshine! Greaseis one of the most iconic films ever made. [36][37] The film played for four weeks and was then paired with the PG-rated version of Saturday Night Fever in late June.