Grease 2 (1982)

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

Director:

Patricia Birch

Writers:

Ken Finkleman, Jim Jacobs (characters)

Stars:

Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Lorna Luft

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Michael
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Stephanie
Lorna Luft	...	Paulette
Maureen Teefy	...	Sharon
Alison Price	...	Rhonda
Pamela Adlon	...	Dolores (as Pamela Segall)
Adrian Zmed	...	Nogerelli
Peter Frechette	...	DiMucci
Christopher McDonald	...	Goose
Leif Green	...	Davey
Didi Conn	...	Frenchy
Eve Arden	...	Miss McGee
Sid Caesar	...	Coach Calhoun
Dody Goodman	...	Blanche
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:

school | pink ladies | leather jacket | student | greaser | 

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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:

The Pink Motel & Cadillac Jack's Diner, 9457 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,645,411, 13 June 1982, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$15,171,476

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

Grease Producer Allan Carr also produced Grease 2, and had a hand in casting Lorna Luft as Paulette in Grease 2. He would go on to put together and produce the infamous 1988 Oscar show which had Rob Lowe dancing around with Snow White singing "Proud Mary". Allan Carr had asked his Grease cast member Lorna Luft to appear in that number with Lowe, but she said no.

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Goofs

When Michael is playing piano during the audition scene, at the points where his hands are visible, he's obviously not playing the piano part we hear.

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Quotes

Paulette Rebchuck: [Walking across football field] So, what's the story with you and Johnny?
Stephanie Zinone: Let's just say I outgrew him over the summer.
Paulette Rebchuck: Yeah, well, he sure hasn't lost the hots for you.
Stephanie Zinone: Johnny just hasn't learned when you're dead, lie down. Besides, there's gotta be more to life than just makin' out.
Paulette Rebchuck: Y'know, I never thought of it that way!

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: The Monkey Suit (2006)

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Soundtracks

Score Tonight
Music and Lyrics by Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker and Louis St. Louis
Horn arrangements by Andy Huson
Performed by Peter Frechette (uncredited), Leif Green (uncredited), Lorna Luft (uncredited), Christopher McDonald (uncredited), Michelle Pfeiffer (uncredited), Alison Price (uncredited), Maureen Teefy (uncredited), Adrian Zmed (uncredited)

User Reviews

Back to School

You know, Grease 2 has taken a lot of flack & extensive bad reviews for not living up to the original. I really don't think that is to fair considering the cast was totally different. Granted there was no super-star-pop-icon like Olivia Newton-John. There wasn't the hot-70's & 80's actor John Travolta. However, there were some great stars in this film. The writing may have been a little less than perfect...the direction might not have been up to par. But for me, being EXTREMLY young when both Grease 1 & 2 came out, I never compared the two. I think they are two different films with the same "type" of concept. The music was good. The dance scenes are good. & yes, even the story is okay. Grease mania is about being a devoted fan... that is something I am. I liked both of these films on two different levels. Grease without a doubt is the better of the two. But this one is not as bad as the negativity everyone feeds into it. If see one, see the other. Just note that they are both FUN movies! Nothing more. The sequel centers around Sandy's cousin Michael. He is in love with Stephanie, & trys EVERYTHING possible to win her over. The Pink Ladies are still cooler than ever. The T-Birds are not as tuff, but are sexy! 1-10 Grease(10) Grease2(8) Z.