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:

Grease is still the word!

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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

Reportedly, Maxwell Caulfield won the lead male role over Shaun Cassidy, Greg Evigan, Andy Gibb, and Rick Springfield.

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Goofs

This film is set in 1961, yet a modern skateboard appears. They were not generally available until the early 1970s.

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Quotes

Michael Carrington: [practicing bowling invitation] Howdy fellas,let's bowl some balls.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Gabourey Sidibe/MGMT (2010)

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Soundtracks

"OUR DAY WILL COME"
By Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson
Performed by Ruby & The Romantics (as Ruby and The Romantics)
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

User Reviews

This dog shows up on TV from time to time.

Oh my God! This is the worst film since Aurora. You'd think that, when you do a sequel to such a classic as Grease, you'd at lest spend a little money on things like the script. You'd also think that they'd realise they'd have to do something special to have even a ghost of a chance of competing with the first movie. Not here. Just throw in a bunch of young actors, some cheap costumes and write a few lousy songs and you have the perfect recipe.......for a flop.

I won't go on about all the really crass things in the film, except to say that the ending, with motorbikes jumping a pool, was truly pathetic.

How sad to see Michelle Pfeiffer in this. Thankfully it didn't sink her career - she can count herself very lucky there. Adrian Zmed also hammed it up terribly and looked to be about four feet tall through most of the film.

Twenty years ago, and still this dog shows up on TV from time to time.