Grease [DVD] [1978]

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a b "Aladdin Is Actually The Second-Most Successful Musical Ever". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019 . Retrieved June 19, 2019. Director Randal Kleiser took numerous liberties with the original source material, most notably moving the setting from an urban Chicago setting (based on William Howard Taft High School [10]), as the original musical had been, to a more suburban locale, reflecting his own teenage years at Radnor High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia. [8] 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. [11] [12] Casting [ edit ] Siskel, Gene (June 16, 1978). "Travolta cuts through flaws in suburbanized 'Grease'". Chicago Tribune. Section 3, p. 1. Thunder Roadsters (SD 5:22) – This segment takes the "Greased Lighting" sequence of the movie and turns it into a larger (and largely unrelated to the film) look at classic cars in general and the people who love them.

Itzkoff, Dave (May 21, 2005). "The Afterlife of a Porn Star". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011 . Retrieved May 8, 2011.Alternate Ending (HD 0:45) – Shown here in color for the first time (and mostly animated), this "alternate ending" isn't much different from the one we're familiar with. Grease was originally shot on 35 mm film using Panavision cameras with anamorphic lenses. 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. It’s also been given new color grades for both Dolby Vision and HDR10, and is presented here on UHD in the original 2.39:1 theatrical aspect ratio. The result is very good looking indeed, about as good as one could expect given the film’s age. The image is often optically soft, particularly around the edges of the frame, and a few scenes were shot with filters to give it additional romantic quality. But on the whole the transfer features lovely detail and nicely refined texturing, particularly in skin tones and facial details. There’s a steady wash of light-to-moderate film grain that looks organic and cinematic. Contrast is excellent, with dark shadows and bright highlights (seen in gleaming chrome, car headlights, and the like). But it’s the color that really shines here, with incredible accuracy and vibrance. The High Dynamic Range helps all of this to pop off the screen with an electric but still natural appearance that really enhances the the image. Grease Memories from John and Olivia (SD 3:23) – In this footage that was also taken from the 2002 Grease DVD Launch Party, the two leads reminisce about the movie.

Topel, Fred (May 15, 2020). " 'Grease Sing-A-Long' airing June 7 on CBS". UPI. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020 . Retrieved May 15, 2020. We’ve just had The Greatest Showman and La La Land, but before that we hadn’t had an original musical in 20 years,” says Terri White, a Grease fan and editor-in-chief of the movie magazine Empire. “The musical had never really been cool and the fact that Grease is a musical is a big barrier for some people.” a b c Windeler, Robert (July 31, 1978). "Ohh Sandy! – Olivia Newton-John". People. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008 . Retrieved November 10, 2008. John Travolta and Allan Carr "Grease Day" Interview (SD 1:48) – In an archival interview from 1978, the producer of Grease interviews its star. The 10 Best Movies of 1978". Film.com. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010 . Retrieved August 16, 2010.

Erlewine, Michael (1997). All music guide to country: the ... Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879304751. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021 . Retrieved August 13, 2010. White points out that Grease is a mix of the musical, romcom and teen-movie genres that traditionally appeal to female audiences. It also offers a readily relatable ensemble of characters who aren’t just minor twists on the usual archetypes. There’s one character in particular, though, who provides the beating heart of the movie, and it isn’t Danny or Sandy. Louisa Lytton starred in the revival of the stage version of Grease, which toured the UK for much of 2017. “They asked me originally if I wanted to go in and sing for Sandy and I thought, I kind of always play that girl-next-door role,” she recalls. “I thought, I’d really like to go for Rizzo. Growing up watching the film, she’s most people’s favourite character and, in my mind she has the best song.” David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Too often, Grease is simply mediocre, full of broad high-school humor, flat dramatic scenes and lethargic pacing. Fortunately, there's nothing flat about John Travolta ... Travolta can't dominate this movie as he did Fever, but when he's on screen you can't watch anyone else." [56] Fox, Charles (2010). Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810869929. OCLC 678101101. In connection with the film's 40th anniversary, Paramount released Grease on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on April 24, 2018. [63] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Award

The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014 . Retrieved October 31, 2011. Los Angeles River Basin - Between 1st & 4th Street Bridges, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (Thunder Road) Falcone, Dana Rose (January 27, 2016). "Grease: 10 things you didn't know about the 1978 hit film". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 27, 2021. Film locations for Grease (1978)". Movie-locations.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012 . Retrieved October 30, 2012.In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Australian Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. When the summer comes to an end, Sandy frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her that their love is "only the beginning". a b Kit, Borys (April 9, 2019). " 'Grease' Prequel 'Summer Lovin '' in the Works With John August Writing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019 . Retrieved April 9, 2019. Paramount's Players division have apparently been playing with the idea for some time now, and are keen to explore the couple's relationship in more detail. A sequel, Grease 2, was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a newer class of greasers. Few of the original cast members reprised their roles. As of 2023, a short-lived prequel television series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, debuted on Paramount+, with a prequel film, titled Summer Lovin ', currently in production. [8] [9] Plot [ edit ]

a b "Year End Charts—Year-end Albums—The Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007 . Retrieved December 20, 2010.Myers, Justin (June 14, 2018). "The UK's biggest selling singles of all time". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018 . Retrieved April 26, 2021. The sequel, Grease 2, was released four years after the original film was out, but was a flop in comparison to the first movie. Who's in the cast? It remained the highest-grossing live-action musical until 2012 when it was overtaken by Les Misérables, [42] and it remained the US champion until 2017 when it was surpassed by Beauty and the Beast. [43] Discounting inflation, Grease is now the seventh-highest-grossing live-action musical worldwide. [42] He's also contributed to the Aladdin remake, which is to be released in May 2019. When is the Grease prequel released in the UK?