Grease 2 (1982)

An English student at a 1960's American high school has to prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.

Director:

Patricia Birch

Writer:

Ken Finkleman

Stars:

Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lorna Luft

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Michael Carrington
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Stephanie Zinone
Lorna Luft	...	Paulette Rebchuck
Maureen Teefy	...	Sharon Cooper
Alison Price	...	Rhonda Ritter
Pamela Adlon	...	Dolores Rebchuck (as Pamela Segall)
Adrian Zmed	...	Johnny Nogerelli
Peter Frechette	...	Louis DiMucci
Christopher McDonald	...	Goose McKenzie
Leif Green	...	Davey Jaworski
Didi Conn	...	Frenchy
Eve Arden	...	Principal McGee
Sid Caesar	...	Coach Calhoun
Dody Goodman	...	Blanche Hodel
Tab Hunter	...	Mr. Stuart

Storyline

Return to rockin' Rydell High for a whole new term! It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors - and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone? He's surely going to try!

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Plot Keywords:

pink ladies | school | greaser | high school | 1960s | 

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Taglines:

The Music and Feeling go on Forever

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Son of Grease

Filming Locations:

Cadillac Jack's Cafe - 9400 block San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,645,411 (USA) (11 June 1982)

Gross:

$4,645,411 (USA) (11 June 1982)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Singer Kim Carnes was offered to play Stephanie Zinone, the female lead, but declined.

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Goofs

Sharon's hair changes as the girls walk into the chemistry lab.

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Quotes

Frenchy: [Talking with Michael near fence and he notices Stephanie with the Pink Ladies] Michael, I think there's something you don't understand. You see,Stephanie Zinone is a Pink Lady,which means,if you're not a T-Bird, which you are not, you can look, but don't touch.
[as Michael gazes at Stephanie]
Frenchy: Michael? I wouldn't even look.
Michael Carrington: Well, then, how do you become one of these T-Birds then? Eh?

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Connections

Referenced in Corpus Kristi (2008)

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Soundtracks

"(LOVE WILL) TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME"
Music by Louis St. Louis
Lyrics by Howard Greenfield
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Artie Butler

User Reviews

A really good movie!

I think the reason this movie did so badly, and most people don't like it is because of the constant comparison to the original "Grease." Of course, compared to the original it would come up short. but, try to watch it not as a sequel, but just as a movie in itself, and I think most people would like it more. Granted, it does have it's cheesy moments, such as the "(Love Will) Turn Back The Hands Of Time" number, but it's a nice, sweet movie. I loved it, personally. Rent it, it's lots of fun!