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• One of the first movie musical sequels since the Broadway Melody series of the 1920s, '30s and '40s.
  
  
• 'Pat Birch', the director of this film, was the dance choreographer in the original.
  
  
• John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John met with the studio to discuss reprising their roles but weren't pursued further after the initial conference.
  
  
• Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) was originally going to have a cameo as the Bowling Alley Manager, This idea was scrapped.
  
  
• Originally planned to be the second installment in a franchise of four movies and a TV series. However, once the movie flopped, plans for a franchise were thrown out.
  
  
• Had a 58 day shooting schedule.
  
  
• Pamela Adlon (Dolores) was unable to complete filming because she got into a car accident on her way to the set midway through. The majority of the scenes featuring her were already filmed, but stand-ins were used some scenes, such as the talent show sequence.
  
  
• Director Pat Birch said by the time filming began, the script wasn't even complete yet, so she had to try her best to work with what she had.
  
  
• Director Pat Birch said the movie was originally going to be titled "Son of Grease", but producers wanted something more straightforward and less confusing, so it was switched to "Grease 2". Maxwell Caulfield (Michael Carrington) tried hard to get it changed back, saying that "Grease 2" was a boring title. His attempts were unsuccessful.
  
  
• Scenes that featured Frenchy (Didi Conn) helping Michael (Maxwell Caulfield) act like a T-Bird, ride his motorcycle, and giving him cooler clothes were cut from the film in post production.
  
  
• Several scenes/sequences were cut from the film, including scenes where Frenchy tries to help Michael become a "cool rider", Michael talking to Stephanie and comforting her after the talent show scene, and a sequence at the very end of the film where Michael and Stephanie fly off into the sunset on a motorcycle, similar to the ending of "Grease", where Danny and Sandy fly off into the sunset in a car.
  
  
• The song "Do It For Our Country" is a duet between Sharon (Maureen Teefy) and Louis (Peter Frechette). However, Maureen Teefy couldn't make it to the recording of the song, so Peter Frechette had to sing the whole song himself, which is why on the movie's soundtrack, Maureen's vocals are not included. Later, Maureen's voice was dubbed in, but her voice didn't make the soundtrack's final cut.
  
  
• Annette Funicello was originally signed on to play Ms. Mason, but dropped out due to schedule conflicts.
  
  
• A scene was cut where Goose (Christopher McDonald) accidentally slams a door into Rhonda's (Alison Price) nose.
  
  
• Scenes where Dolores and Davey interact with one another were cut in post production, including a scene at the luau where Davey (Lief Green) helps Dolores (Pamela Seagull) stuff her bra so that she can be dating material for him.
  
  
• Eve Arden's last movie.
  
  
• Although the connection was never acknowledged in the movie, the character of Johnny Nogerelli was originally intended to be the cousin of Danny Zuko from the first film. But with the character of Michael being the cousin of Sandy, the writers thought that there were too many similarities.
  
  
• Before filming there were several cast changes. Andy Gibb was initially going to play the lead male, but failed his screen test and had to be recast. Singer Cher initially signed on to play the character Paulette Rebchuck, but backed out, complaining of a low paying salary and not being given a finished script. 'Jennifer Beals' was also signed on to play Sharon Cooper, but dropped out in favor of playing the lead character in Flashdance (1983).
  
  
• Deborah Harry was initially asked to play the role of Stephanie Zinone, but declined saying she was too old to be playing a high school student.
  
  
• Tom Cruise auditioned for the role of Johnny Nogerelli, but director Patricia Birch wanted someone older and taller.
  
  
• Didi Conn explained in a 2003 interview why her character Frenchy disappeared about halfway into the movie. She said when they began filming, the script was not even finished yet, but the draft they were using still had her character in it. However, the script was rewritten once again during filming, and her character had been written out, and she was told halfway through filming that she was no longer needed. Then, during the editing process, the filmmakers ultimately decided to include her character Frenchy in the final cut, though they had limited footage. Didi described the filming process as "rushed, frantic, and unorganized".
  
  
• During filming, the two leads Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield did not get along. A few years after the film was released, Maxwell said in an interview that he and Michelle "got along infamously". Michelle has also stated in an interview that Maxwell was "self-adoring".
  
  
• Singer Kim Carnes was offered to play Stephanie Zinone, the female lead, but declined.
  
  

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