At a carnival, Danny and Sandy each find they have changed for each other: Danny has become a letterman, and Sandy a greaser girl. S. [67] A trailer was released in May 2010, with cigarettes digitally removed from certain scenes, implying heavy editing; however, Paramount confirmed these changes were done only for the film's advertising, [68] and the rating for the film itself changed from its original PG to that of PG-13 (as that rating had not been introduced until 1984) for "sexual content including references, teen smoking and drinking, and language.

Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by Allan Carr, based on the stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Some of the songs were not present in the film; songs that appear in the film but not in the soundtrack are " La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens, " Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" by Jerry Lee Lewis, "Alma Mater", "Alma Mater Parody", and "Rydell Fight Song". A sequel, Grease 2, was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a newer class of greasers. In today’s climate, rewatching the classics with an eye on gender politics can be an unsettling experience, unseating old favourites, and Grease is at the heart of a raging debate as to whether the film is sexist, or feminist, with a surprising amount of fervour in each corner.

During the school dance, broadcast live on National Bandstand and hosted by DJ Vince Fontaine, Rizzo and Kenickie spite each other by bringing Leo and Cha-Cha as their dates. Grease was released in the US on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1992 and 1994; the last VHS release was on June 23, 1998, and was titled the 20th Anniversary Edition following a theatrical re-release that March. Rizzo fears she is pregnant after missing a period and confides in Marty, who tells Sonny, who inadvertently spreads the rumor to the apparent father Kenickie, though Rizzo denies it to him.

David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Too often, Grease is simply mediocre, full of broad high-school humor, flat dramatic scenes and lethargic pacing. It almost didn’t make the final cut – Channing was forced to plead with producers to keep it in – but it’s a remarkable, emotionally complex and surprisingly contemporary song that rejects “slut-shaming” long before it had a name. In the United Kingdom, the two Travolta/Newton-John duets, "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights", were both number one hits and as of 2018 [update] were still among the 30 best-selling singles of all time (at Nos. The project would be a joint-production collaboration with Temple Hill Productions and Picturestart.In fact, those added songs were so popular, audiences who loved the movie and went to see the musical version were often disappointed to find out their favorite songs were not part of the stage production. So though he still loves her, Danny initially pretends he’s unimpressed with Sandy when he meets her again with his friends.

The song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music – Original Song.The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now – subscribe now to get each issue delivered to your door. Lorenzo Lamas was a last-minute replacement for Steven Ford, who developed stage fright shortly before filming and backed out, and Mark Fidrych, who ran into conflicts with his full-time career as a baseball player. There are no front-loaded trailers on either the Blu-ray or the DVD; however, Blu-ray users will be asked to make a language selection before the disc goes to the main menu. Sandy's parents remain in America and enroll Sandy at Rydell where she meets greaser girl clique the Pink Ladies consisting of Frenchy, Marty, Jan and leader Rizzo. As part of a three-picture deal with Stigwood, Travolta was given the lead role after Henry Winkler turned down the role for fear of being typecast as a greaser, having been playing the similar bad-boy greaser Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days since 1974.

Photograph: Cine Text/Sportsphoto/ Allstar To mark its 40th anniversary, Grease is being rereleased on the big screen. Paramount’s new 40th Anniversary Edition Ultra HD release features a new 4K scan of the original negative, followed by an extensive digital clean-up and restoration process supervised by Kleiser himself. Marie Osmond's brother and duet partner Donny Osmond was another potential Teen Angel before Avalon was cast, [18] as was Frankie Valli, who had been given the choice of either singing the theme or appearing as the Teen Angel (he chose the former). Grease is still the word as it celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new Blu-ray release and a new 4K transfer (albeit only rendered in 1080p on Blu-ray). Growing up watching the film, she’s most people’s favourite character and, in my mind she has the best song.

Grease received mostly positive reviews from film critics [46] and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1978. Commentary by Director Randal Kleiser and Choreographer Patricia Birch– The majority of bonus materials on this release are archival and from the 2006 "Rockin' Rydell" DVD. After all, nobody really thinks Danny is cool when he first sees Sandy at Rydell, having thought her lost to Australia, then he blows it immediately by showing off in front of his friends, “rockin’ and rollin’ and whatnot”, as he blusters. The references to Troy Donohue, Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Annette Funicello are from the original stage version. He had little control over the musical aspects of the film; his choice of theme song, a composition by Charles Fox and Paul Williams, was overruled when Robert Stigwood and Allan Carr commissioned a song from Stigwood's client Barry Gibb at the last minute.