Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”
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Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, the leader of the Pink Ladies. Released on June 16, 1978, Grease was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highest-grossing musical film ever at the time. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” Grease 2, a sequel, was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a newer class of greasers. As of 2020, a Paramount+ series, Greasing: Rise of thePink Ladies, based on Grease, and a prequel, titled Summer Lovin’, are in production. The series will be called Grease: The Rise Of The Pink Ladies and will be on Paramount+ until the end of the year, with the first episode premiering on September 26, 2020. The second episode will be released on October 2, 2020, and the third on October 9, 2020; the fourth and fifth episodes will air on October 16, 20, and 21, respectively. The fourth and final episode is scheduled for October 23, 20 and 23, 2020 and airs on October 24, 21, and 22, 20. The third and final installment will be aired on October 25, 20 and 21, 20; and the final episode on October 28, 20 and 31, 20.
The movie is set in the summer of 1958, when local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. When summer comes to an end, Sandy—who is going back to Australia—frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her their love is \”only beginning\”. The film moves to the start of the seniors’ term at Rydell High School. Danny and Sandy recount the events of their brief romance to their respective groups without saying the other’s name. Sandy’s version emphasizes the romance of the relationship, while Danny’s version is more sexual. When Sandy finally mentions Danny’s name, Rizza arranges a surprise reunion for them, butDanny is forced to maintain his bad-boy attitude in front of his friends and Sandy storms off in tears. Danny begins dating Tom, a jock, and Danny turns to Coach Calhoun to get into sports to impress her, eventually becoming a runner. He reunites with Sandy and they attempt to go on a date, but their friends crash it, and Kenickie and Rizze argue and split up. Danny leaves to go to a drive-in theater and forces Sandy to wear his ring, but he forces himself on her in anger after he forces her to wear it. Sandy falls ill from the sight of blood after Frenchy pierces her ears.
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