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| John Travolta | ... | Danny Zuko | |
| Olivia Newton-John | ... | Sandy Olsson | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Betty Rizzo | |
| Jeff Conaway | ... | Kenickie | |
| Barry Pearl | ... | Doody | |
| Michael Tucci | ... | Sonny | |
| Kelly Ward | ... | Putzie | |
| Didi Conn | ... | Frenchy | |
| Jamie Donnelly | ... | Jan | |
| Dinah Manoff | ... | Marty Maraschino | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Principal McGee | |
| Frankie Avalon | ... | The Teen Angel | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Vi | |
| Edd Byrnes | ... | Vince Fontaine | |
| Sid Caesar | ... | Coach Calhoun | |
| Alice Ghostley | ... | Mrs. Murdock | |
| Dody Goodman | ... | Blanche | |
| Sha-Na-Na | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers | |
| Susan Buckner | ... | Patty Simcox | |
| Lorenzo Lamas | ... | Tom Chisum | |
| Fannie Flagg | ... | Nurse Wilkins | |
| Dick Patterson | ... | Mr. Rudie | |
| Eddie Deezen | ... | Eugene Felnic | |
| Darrell Zwerling | ... | Mr. Lynch | |
| Ellen Travolta | ... | Waitress | |
| Annette Charles | ... | Cha Cha DiGregorio | |
| Dennis Stewart | ... | Leo, Scorpions member (as Dennis C. Stewart) | |
| Barbi Alison | ... | Dancer | |
| Helena Andreyko | ... | Dancer | |
| Jennifer Buchanan | ... | Dancer | |
| Carol Culver | ... | Dancer | |
| Cindy DeVore | ... | Dancer | |
| Deborah Fishman | ... | Dancer | |
| Antonia Franceschi | ... | Dancer | |
| Sandra Gray | ... | Dancer | |
| Mimi Lieber | ... | Dancer | |
| Judy Susman | ... | Dancer | |
| Dennis Daniels | ... | Dancer | |
| Larry Dusich | ... | Dancer | |
| John Robert Garrett | ... | Dancer | |
| Daniel Levans | ... | Dancer | |
| Sean Moran | ... | Dancer | |
| Greg Rosatti | ... | Dancer | |
| Andy Roth | ... | Dancer | |
| Lou Spadaccini | ... | Dancer | |
| Andy Tennant | ... | Dancer | |
| Richard Weisman | ... | Dancer | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lennie Baker | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| Paula Beyers | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Biehn | ... | Mike, school athlete (uncredited) | |
| Greg Bradford | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Johnny Contardo | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| Carol Demas | ... | Girl fixing hair in mirror at drive-in (uncredited) | |
| Donna Felix | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Vinny Genna | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Kristine Greco | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Frederick 'Dennis' Greene | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| J. Andrew Kenny | ... | Wreslter (uncredited) | |
| Jocko Marcellino | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| 'Screamin' Scott' Simon | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
| Wendie Jo Sperber | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Donald 'Donny' York | ... | Johnny Casino & The Gamblers (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Randal Kleiser | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Jim Jacobs | (based on the original musical by) and | |
| Warren Casey | (based on the original musical by) | |
| Bronte Woodard | (screenplay) (as Bronté Woodard) | |
| Allan Carr | (adaptation) | |
Produced by | |||
| Allan Carr | .... | producer | |
| Neil A. Machlis | .... | associate producer | |
| Robert Stigwood | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Bill Butler | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| John F. Burnett | |||
Casting by | |||
| Joel Thurm | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Philip M. Jefferies | (as Phil Jefferies) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| James L. Berkey | (as James Berkey) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Albert Wolsky | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Edwin Allen | .... | makeup artist (as Eddie Allen) | |
| Christine George | .... | hair stylist | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke) | |
| Bron Roylance | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Neil A. Machlis | .... | unit production manager | |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | .... | executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jerry Grandey | .... | assistant director | |
| Paula Marcus | .... | second assistant director | |
| Lynn M. Morgan | .... | second assistant director (as Lynn Morgan) | |
Art Department | |||
| Eugene S. Kelley | .... | construction coordinator (as Gene Kelly) | |
| Richard Valesko | .... | property master | |
| John Rozman | .... | leadman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Sean Hanley | .... | looping editor | |
| Jerry Jost | .... | sound mixer | |
| Charles E. Moran | .... | sound effects editor (as Charles Moran) | |
| Bill Varney | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ken Speed | .... | special effects assistant | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ron Hays | .... | electronic visual effects | |
| Dion Hatch | .... | roto artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Wally Crowder | .... | stunt coordinator (as Wallace Dwight Crowder) | |
| Gregory J. Barnett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Larry Dunn | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Paul | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Colin J. Campbell | .... | gaffer (as Colin Campbell) | |
| George Hill | .... | key grip | |
| Earl L. Clark | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Dave Friedman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| John D. Wilson | .... | animator: main titles (as John Wilson) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Betsy Cox | .... | wardrobe: women | |
| Bruce Walkup | .... | wardrobe: men | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Robert Pergament | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| June Edgerton | .... | music editor | |
| Michael Gibson | .... | music post-scoring | |
| David J. Holman | .... | musical engineering consultant | |
| Bill Oakes | .... | music supervisor | |
| Louis St. Louis | .... | creative music consultant | |
| Louis St. Louis | .... | music adaptor | |
| John Farrar | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Peter Frampton | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Jay Graydon | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Cubby O'Brien | .... | musician: drums (uncredited) | |
| Lee Ritenour | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Ernie Watts | .... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Patricia Birch | .... | choreographer | |
| Carol Culver | .... | assistant choreographer | |
| Alan B. Curtiss | .... | location manager | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer: end titles | |
| Gary Kalkin | .... | unit publicist | |
| Joyce King | .... | script supervisor | |
| Tommy Smith | .... | dance consultant | |
| Marty Eli Schwartz | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Anthony D'Amato | .... | acknowledgment: produced on the Broadway stage in association with | |
| Maxine Fox | .... | acknowledgment: produced on the Broadway stage by | |
| Kenneth Waissman | .... | acknowledgment: produced on the Broadway stage by | |
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Sandy and Danny, their names alone mean nothing, together they represent the film we all know and love that brought us 'Summer Nights' and 'Greased Lightnin'. Grease is an infamous musical-play turned film, adapted and produced by Allan Carr, chartering the summertastic rock 'n' roll of the 1950s, centring on the highs and lows of a group of teenagers at high-school, Rydell High.
The film begins with two people having a summer romance, Sandy (Newton-John) an uptight, naïve, nerdy Australian girl and Danny (Travolta), a 'jack-the-lad' 'T' bird. After the opening credits which are amusing cartoons of the main characters we see the two well known groups of teenagers, the Pink Ladies and the 'T' Birds going back to school after summer vacation. The rest of the film centres mostly on the relationship of Sandy and Danny, the problems they face, and the ups and downs of their high school chums. The main characters and the unusual pairing of Sandy and Danny makes for comfortable viewing.
My favourite part of the film is the music, this film has such a brilliant soundtrack. If you have the chance to watch the film on DVD you get the added bonus of a songbook. However with a musical film you do find some parts unrealistic when they sing, why would a group of lads sing Summer Nights for example? Yet that aside the songs, mostly corny love songs are addictive and easy to pick up unfortunately will be in your head all day. Grease may not have had a lavish budget like films made today, but this 1978 film directed by Randal Kleiser still manages to have great audience appeal. Its' scenes and costumes are basic and probably didn't break the bank to produce but this all adds to the realism of the film.
I like the film and could watch it over and over again. Newton-John's debut performance is excellent but her character Sandy is too 2D and has no depth. Travolta's performance is to perfection and this film benchmarked his film career. Danny is 3D, he can be loving, self obsessed, a saviour and a winner, whereas Sandy to me is just a bore. All characters bring something different to the film making it a success. Rizzo is the hard nosed cow, bitchy about Sandy, possibly jealous, who seeks revenge on her boyfriend by going out with his arch enemy. There is also Marcy who loves the men and has lots of boyfriends, and Frenchy who becomes Sandy's best friend who is caring.
This uplifting, audience grabbing film may be slightly cheesy but there is just so much to love about it, especially the soundtrack and dance moves! This gives it longevity making it such a great film that could be the best musical ever made. This classic film deserves a 5/5 just for being groovy! But I just can't stop thinking why is it called Grease?!