7.2/10
230,225
415 user 105 critic

Grease (1978)

PG | | Musical, Romance | 16 June 1978 (USA)
Trailer
0:32 | Trailer
Good girl Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) and greaser Danny Zuko (John Travolta) fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Jim Jacobs (based on the original musical by), Warren Casey (based on the original musical by) | 2 more credits »
Reviews
Popularity
344 ( 83)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta ... Danny
Olivia Newton-John ... Sandy
Stockard Channing ... Rizzo
Jeff Conaway ... Kenickie
Barry Pearl ... Doody
Michael Tucci ... Sonny
Kelly Ward ... Putzie
Didi Conn ... Frenchie
Jamie Donnelly ... Jan
Dinah Manoff ... Marty
Eve Arden ... Principal McGee
Frankie Avalon ... Teen Angel
Joan Blondell ... Vi
Edd Byrnes ... Vince Fontaine
Sid Caesar ... Coach Calhoun
Learn more

More Like This 

Clueless (1995)
Certificate: PG Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.

Director: Amy Heckerling
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Certificate: PG Drama | Music | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Director: Emile Ardolino
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Twister I (1996)
Certificate: PG Action | Adventure | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

Director: Jan de Bont
Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes
Certificate: PG Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

Director: J.A. Bayona
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall
The Help (2011)
Certificate: PG Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Director: Tate Taylor
Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
Certificate: G Adventure | Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.

Director: Stephen Herek
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin
Certificate: G Drama | History | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell
Certificate: PG Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X  

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Pretty Woman (1990)
Certificate: 14A Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.

Director: Garry Marshall
Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander
Rocketman I (2019)
Certificate: 14A Biography | Drama | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Director: Dexter Fletcher
Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden
Certificate: R Drama | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

Director: John Badham
Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller
Certificate: PG Adventure | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies and dark new forces at play.

Director: Joachim Rønning
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson
Edit

Storyline

A musical about teens in love in the 1950s. It's California 1958 and greaser Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Australian Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) are in love. They spend time at the beach, and when they go back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both now attend Rydell High. Danny's the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black leather jacket-wearing greasers while Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo (Stockard Channing). When they clash at Rydell's first pep rally, Danny isn't the same Danny from the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together. Written by Alex Schultz <NedSDeclassified2967>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

GREASE is the word. See more »

Genres:

Musical | Romance

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Greased Lightning (1977) starring Richard Pryor and Pam Grier was possibly influenced by the success of "Grease" the Broadway show. See more »

Goofs

When the girls are at the sleepover, Rizzo gets off the bed with a bottle in her left hand and a cigarette in her right. The next shot shows the bottle in her right hand, and no cigarette. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sandy: I'm going back to Australia; I might never see you again.
Danny: Don't... don't talk that way, Sandy.
Sandy: But it's true! I've just had the best summer of my life, and now I have to go away. It isn't fair.
[Danny starts kissing her]
Sandy: Danny, don't spoil it!
Danny: It's not spoiling it, Sandy, it's only making it better.
Sandy: Danny... is this the end?
Danny: Of course not; it's only the beginning.
See more »

Crazy Credits

In the sing-a-long re-release, the Paramount logo from the 1970's is shown at the beginning featuring a blue background. See more »

Alternate Versions

The BBC television preview featured a version of the slumber party/Sandra Dee song in which the girls wore provocative lingerie and did a sexy dance routine which was from the 70mm roadshow version which has never been released on video. See more »

Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Movie Gangs (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Freddy, My Love
Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Performed by Cindy Bullens
See more »

User Reviews

Great Film
10 May 2017 | by jrich-37411See all my reviews

I personally love this movie, however I have been told that you have to be a big fan of musicals to enjoy it. The music is catchy, the dancing is impressive, and the story line is great.

Sandy and Danny meet in California over summer break and fall in love. Little did they know that they would be attending the same high school when going back to school. Both were surprised and excited to see each other, however they were influenced by there friends at school. It is a question throughout the whole film whether or not Danny and Sandy will be able to regain their love.


3 of 3 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 415 user reviews »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 1978 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Brillantine See more »

Edit

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,941,717, 18 June 1978

Gross USA:

$189,969,103

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$397,720,049
See more on IMDbPro »

Company Credits

Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS (re-release) (1998)| Dolby Digital (re-release) (1998)| Dolby (35 mm prints) (original release)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (original release)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
See full technical specs »

Contribute to This Page



Recently Viewed