This song ended up receiving an Academy Award nomination. He went on to have various roles on TV and film over the next decade. Tony Award-winning Dinah went on to feature in films including Child’s Play, Welcome Home and Ordinary People after Grease. Randal Kleiser hated the song "You're The One That I Want" saying it "sounded awful". Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Photos on the inside flaps of the soundtrack album have Pepsi products. Soon Danny gets the other T-Birds convinced that the rickety old car could actually be a "major piece of machinery". Retrieved from wikipedia Danny tries to make it up to Sandy by taking her to a drive-in theater but ends up making several passes on her, causing Sandy to flee. Newer Post Older Post Home. Newton-John was pleased and went on with filming. Since then, he has become one of Hollywood's biggest stars. In the stage play, the song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" had a reference to Sal Mineo, who was murdered in 1976, year before film was shot. He is known for playing Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing (played by Jane Wyman) on the 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest (Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film). (Look up the story sometime for a laugh.) Rydell High is a reference to teen idol Bobby Rydell who had a million selling hit with "Swingin' School" in 1960. Sadly, in 2011 (just three months after Jeff Conaway died), she passed away from brain cancer at the age of 63. Patrick Swayze and Treat Williams were both replacements as Danny Zuko. In 2008, the film was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. In 2013, he played Melissa McCarthy's dad in The Heat, and he currently teaches at St Francis High School in California. Marie Osmond later claimed on "Larry King Live" that she had been also been offered the role but declined "on moral grounds" though she later admitted this to be untrue. "terrific fun", describing it as a "contemporary fantasy about a 1950s teen-age musical, a larger, funnier, wittier and more imaginative-than-Hollywood movie with a life that is all its own"; Canby pointed out that the film was "somewhat in the manner of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which recalls the science-fiction films of the 1950s in a manner more elegant and more benign than anything that was ever made then, Grease is a multi-million-dollar evocation of the B-picture quickies that Sam Katzman used to turn out in the '50s (Don't Knock the Rock, 1956) and that American International carried to the sea in the 1960s (Beach Party, 1963).". The opening beach scene was shot at Malibu's Leo Carrillo State Beach, making explicit reference to From Here to Eternity. The film moves to the start of the seniors' term at Rydell High School. Adult film star Harry Reems was originally signed to play Coach Calhoun;however, executives at Paramount nixed the idea due to Reems' previous work in pornography, and producers cast Sid Caesar instead. After playing goofball Sonny in the film, he went on to have various TV roles including a regular part alongside Dick Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder. Danny, a greaser, is a member of the T-Birds, consisting of his best friend Kenickie, Doody, Sonny, and Putzie. Later, Danny meets Sandy at the Frosty Palace, and tries to apologize for his actions. Already a huge country star, the Australian singer was reluctant to star at first as she was too old to play a high-schooler (she turned 29 while shooting!) The legendary actress was last seen in the 1991 movie Night of the Warrior, co-starring with her son, Lorenzo Lamas.Dahl was a former contract star of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Henry Winkler, who became a sensation as "Fonzie" on "Happy Days", was considered for the role of Danny Zuko. He played Sandy's initial love interest, before falling for Patty Simcox. Among these was the use of plastic wrap as protection. Some cast members became ill from filming as the setting was a derelict place full of dirt and rubbish. Jeff Conaway stated in an episode of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" that while filming the scene/song "Greased Lightning" he was dropped by his fellow cast members and injured his back leading to his addiction to prescription painkillers. For the new Broadway revival, the song "Since I Don't Have You" was added to the score due to Warren Casey's death. 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There is a huge hanging picture/advertisement in the diner that was blurred out. The director felt it was only right to ask Conaway if it was okay. Kenickie humiliates Patty Simcox by lifting her dress up in front of the whole school. Stockard Channing was not the first choice for the role of Rizzo; Lucie Arnaz was allegedly dropped from consideration when her mother, Lucille Ball, called Paramount and said, "I used to own that studio; my daughter's not doing a screen test!" Several musical numbers were not used in the film. Unfortunately the carnival had left town so set decorators were called in to build replica backgrounds, that matched the carnival ride's construction for the close-ups. Winkler, who was playing Fonzie on Happy Days, was originally chosen to play Danny, but having twice already played similarly leather-clad 1950s hoods in 1974's The Lords of Flatbush as well as Happy Days, turned down the role for fear of being typecast, so actor John Travolta (who had recently completed Saturday Night Fever), was cast instead. Rizzo's hickeys were real. Tony Award-winning Dinah went on to feature in films including Child’s Play, Welcome Home and Ordinary People after Grease. The dance contest scene was filmed during the summer, when the school was closed. It was successful both critically and at the box office; its soundtrack album ended 1978 as the second-best selling album of the year in the United States, behind the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever, another film starring Travolta. Lorenzo was just 18 when he played Sandy's love interest Tom (one of the few actually playing his age!). He was also a judge on US show Are You Hot? Lucie Arnaz was under serious consideration to play Rizzo, but Arnaz says she chose to keep a theater commitment due to the lack of guaranteed support from Paramount's Michael Eisner. The gym had no air conditioning and the doors had to be kept closed to control lighting, so the building became stifling hot. The film ends with credits in the style of a yearbook. As of October 2015, Grease held an 78% "Certified Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes with a consensus that reads "Grease is a pleasing, energetic musical with infectiously catchy songs and an ode to young love that never gets old. It is based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. Nancy Kyes was considered for the role of Rizzo. She is now 95 years old and has been retired from acting for more than two decades. John Travolta appeared at some time as a replacement on Broadway in the role of "Doody". Randal Kleiser shot a scene of Kenickie and Rizzo getting into a heated argument, which explained their attitude towards each other in the diner scene (where Rizzo threw the malt at Kenickie). The scene in Frenchy's bedroom while Rizzo is singing the line about Elvis was actually filmed the same day that Elvis Presley died. 2 (behind Jaws 2) at the box office. Rizzo and Kenickie attempt to spite one another by bringing Leo and Cha-Cha as their dates, while Danny and Sandy come together. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Advertisements. The movie was re-issued in a sing-a-long format in 2010 and had digitally removed the blurred posters, then in 2018 the movie was remastered from its original negatives and the posters were replaced with 1950s Pepsi-Cola posters. To overcome the censors, there weren't any blatant references but Danny rubs plastic wrap over his crotch during "Greased Lightning". In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. The exterior Rydell scenes, including the basketball, baseball, and track segments, were shot at Venice High School in Venice, California, while the Rydell interiors, including the high school dance, were filmed at Huntington Park High School. But what have the students of Rydell High been up to since then? Caesar was one of several veterans of 1950s television (Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, Alice Ghostley, Dody Goodman) to be cast in supporting roles. Singer Newton-John, cast at Travolta's urging, had done little acting before this film. Since then, he is best known for his role soaps Falcon Crest and The Bold and the Beautiful. Also, because of Newton-John's casting, John Farrar (Newton-John's frequent songwriter) had to write two new songs for the film while other songs from the Broadway musical were dropped. Grease was re-released to theaters in 1998 to mark the twentieth anniversary; this re-release contained (before and after the mastering) the old Viacom variation of the 1986 logo; in turn, this is similar to how the original master began with its original theme (accompanied with 1975 logo). Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures. He suffered from various issues with addiction, and appeared on various reality TV shows. Others in the cast were Sue Williams (Rizzo), Bruce Hickey (Kenickie), Bill Cervetti (Miller), Sheila Ray Ceaser (Jan), Hedda Lubin (Frenchy), Polly Pen (Patti), Leslie Goto (Sandi), Doug Stevnson (Danny), Gerald Bolnick (Sonny), and Gary Houston (Roger). The Coke products were taken out or blurred. He sees that Sandy is sharing a soda with Tom Chisum (Lorenzo Lamas), a jock, and decides that if that's the sort of man she likes, he's going to join the jocks to impress her. Didi is a regular on the Grease convention circuit, and never shies away from donning her Pink Ladies jacket. After playing blonde T-Bird Putzie, Kelly went on to have a career behind the camera. This production was also nominated for a 1972 Tony Award for Best Musical. The school dance arrives, broadcast live on television and hosted by DJ Vince Fontaine, who flirts with Marty. The film ends with Danny and Sandy departing in the Greased Lightning car together, which then takes flight, and the pair waves goodbye to their friends. One of the session drummers for the recording session was Cubby O'Brien, one of the original Mouseketeers on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club". Danny's blue windbreaker at the beginning of the film was intended as a nod to "Rebel Without a Cause". Greasers were a popular subculture and community in the 1950s. The original Broadway production opened at the Eden Theater on February 14, 1972 and ran for 3,388 performances, setting a record. Grease has grossed $188,755,690 domestically and $206,200,000 internationally, totaling $394,955,690 worldwide. but this was easily Olivia's biggest and best career move. During a dance, Danny and Cha-Cha (who were once boyfriend and girlfriend) perform together and win a dance-off. He recently popped up alongside Didi in Grease Live. He went on to feature in the likes of Murder She Wrote, Beverly Hills 90210, House, Criminal Minds and ER. On more than one occasion, an extra had to be taken out due to heat-related illness. Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures. A couple of years ago, he reunited with Olivia Newton-John for a Christmas album, and they have since teamed up for a mini Grease reunion. Annette had a few roles after playing the temptress dancer Cha Cha in Grease. In recent years, she has popped up in Can’t Hardly Wait, Cyrus, Veep and Ray Donovan. The race arrives, but Kenickie is knocked out by his own car door thanks to the careless behavior of his friend Putzie, so Danny takes up the challenge. Adrienne Barbeau and Barry Bostwick were in the original Broadway cast. He now works as a voice director for Disney Television Animation, and has directed voice performances in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse among many others. The official premiere after-party was at Studio 54. One telling detail - Look at any old lower budget film of this sub-genre and look at some of the actresses who get murdered who are not stars, the ones who get killed earlier in the films. Commercially, Grease was an immediate box office success during the summer of 1978. Olivia Newton-John requested to have a screen test before she accepted the role of Sandy. Jamie continues to act after playing dorky Pink Lady Jan. Elvis declined the part of The Guardian Angel in "Beauty School Dropout." Posted by ent lawyer at 1:00 PM 0 comments Email This BlogThis! 11. Jeff Conaway (6' 1½" (1.87 m)) had to walk slightly stooped so that John Travolta (6' 2" (1.88 m)) would appear taller. She appears, uncredited, as one of the dancers during the contest. Choreographer Patricia Birch worked with Sha-Na-Na to ensure that the tempo of the dance contest would be correct. Richard Gere is also listed as an understudy to many male roles, including Danny Zuko. Fernando Lamas in Jivaro (1954) lets us in on the crotch that stole the show in Broadway's "Happy Hunting" opposite Ethel Merman. He had over a decade in the A-list wilderness, before 1994's Pulp Fiction came along. She is also a regular on Broadway, and recently hit the West End in Apologia. Wishing to win his way back into Sandy's affection, Danny turns to Coach Calhoun to get into sports, eventually becoming a runner. Arlene Dahl is one of the last surviving stars from the Classic Hollywood era. Henry Winkler was once considered for a lead in the film. He's had several successes over the last couple of decades, from Wild Hogs, Hairspray, From Paris With Love and Get Shorty. Producers got cold feet (for fear of his adult movie notoriety) weeks before filming and replaced him with Sid Caesar. It's been 40 years since Grease took over the world in 1978, cementing it as one of the biggest and most loved musicals of all time. https://grease.fandom.com/wiki/Grease?oldid=12584, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actress, People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actress, People's Choice Award for Favorite Musical Motion Picture, People's Choice Award for Favorite Overall Motion Picture, TV Land Award for Movie Dance Sequence You Reenacted in Your Living Room, AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: No. Harry Reems was originally signed to play Coach Calhoun. The sleepover was shot at a private house in East Hollywood. Jamie continues to act after playing dorky Pink Lady Jan. There is no trace of them anywhere after the films they starred in. The producers felt they needed a strong ballad and had Olivia Newton-John come back to film her singing this song. She's been nominated for an Oscar (for Six Degrees of Separation), various Golden Globes and has won an Emmy and Tony award. 70 for "Summer Nights". The fight scene was cut because it didn't match the tone of the rest of the film; it was much grittier, described by one crew member as "looking like something Martin Scorsese might have directed.". Carrie Fisher was considered for the role of Rizzo. Upon learning Danny is Sandy's sweetheart, Rizzo arranges for the two to reunite, but Danny is forced to maintain his bad-boy attitude in front of his pals, upsetting Sandy. Left alone, Frenchy is visited by a guardian angel who advises her to return to school after a mishap in beauty class leaves her with candy-pink hair. Giallo films/Italy/Dario Argento/Asia Argento . The original stage play had more sexual references than the censors wanted to allow. Labels: blind items revealed, Old Hollywood, Old Hollywood Blind Item. an American actor and martial artist. "You're the One That I Want" took just one afternoon to film. Smooth Breakfast with Jenni Falconer Prosecuted by the federal government in 1976 on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines, Reems was convicted, but the conviction was overturned on appeal one year later. On the last day of school, while Principal McGee and her assistant Blanche sob about the departing class, the class celebrates their graduation at the fair on the school grounds. Jeff Conaway once played Danny Zuko on Broadway. Meanwhile, Rizzo fears she is pregnant after missing a period and confides to Marty, but Sonny overhears and spreads the rumor which eventually reaches Kenickie who is the potential father. While she has appeared at various Grease celebrations, she has not had any acting credits since 2008. John Travolta used his clout to have his character sing it. A fondly remembered series of those who used to watch it originally is Adventures in Paradise (1959-1962) starring Gardner McKay. At one point, Jeff was married to Olivia Newton-John's older sister, Rona, for five years. The drive-in scenes were shot at the Burbank Pickwick Drive-In (it was closed and torn down in 1989 and a shopping center took its place). For a time, it was the third highest-grossing movie of all time behind only "Jaws" and "Star Wars". Retrieved from wikipedia No comments: Post a Comment. and even had his own reality series Leave It To Lamas about his family. He and Leo race until Leo crashes and leaves humiliated, with Danny as the victor. They appear, however, as jukebox tunes, or band numbers at the high school dance. "We started flying together back in early 2000. Despite the fact that "Laserblast" is predominantly known as Eddie Deezen's acting debut, "Grease" was filmed first. (Ball actually owned the studio Desilu which was bought by Paramount). When Olivia Newton-John was cast as Sandy, her character's background had to be changed to accommodate Newton-John's own background. ), and he later found huge TV successes in shows such as Happy Days and Taxi. Download 'In The Air Tonight' on iTunes. Rizzo discovers she is not pregnant after all and reunites with Kenickie. Randal Kleiser felt the stream of consciousness lyrics Barry Gibb wrote for the opening theme were quite out of place and inappropriate for the light and fun movie he was making. Randal Kleiser hated the opening title song, "Grease" (he thought that the cynical lyrics and disco beat were inappropriate for a film set in the 1950s). Blind Item #8. In the scene where the cast are near the bridge after the car race, the water on the ground was stagnant and dangerous. Easily the biggest star to come from Grease, John had his breakthrough role with Saturday Night Fever the year before and continued his hot streak with Grease as hunk Danny. Lorenzo Lamas: Click to read the full biography. The rock-and-roll band that accompanied the show, led by Michael Williams, was called Sex Nellie, and Love. Randal Kleiser directed Travolta (who requested him for Grease) and Kelly Ward in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble two years prior to Grease. However, he turned down the role for fear of being typecast. The original Broadway production of "Grease" opened at the Eden Theater on February 14, 1972 and ran for 3388 performances breaking the previous record set by "Fiddler on the Roof". Among them "Freddy, My Love", "Those Magic Changes", and "It's Raining on Prom Night" all of which were performed by characters in the stage musical. Lorenzo is another cast-member who has aged well When Lorenzo Lamas starred in hit musical Grease, he was just 18. Guy Barile directed and Ronna Kaye choreographed the production, and Wrick Paul (aka Rick Paul) was set designer. "It holds a score of 70/100 on a similar website Metacritic. Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, who wrote the original stage play, were originally supposed to serve as executive producers of the film but got kicked off the set by Allen Carr. Retrieved from wikipedia Originated in Chicago at the Kingston Mines Theatre, of which authors Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey were acting ensemble members. Phil Collins Sandy watches from afar, concluding she still loves Danny and decides to change her attitude and look to impress him. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" was written and recorded after the movie had wrapped. She has continued to act over the years, appearing in around 40 TV and movie projects, including Happy Days, Cagney & Lacey, Grease 2 (where she reprised her role), Transparent and The Wild Thornberrys. 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