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 Released: 1978
Almost 30 years alter its premiere; Randal Kleiser's Grease is as popular as ever. To what do it owes its everlasting attraction? Maybe it's because this nostalgic musical vision of the fifties is one of those films where everything fits right into place.
Without a doubt, another determinant factor that helped become this movie a classic is the great chemistry between its stars, beautiful Olivia Newton-John and the lovable and charismatic John Travolta.
Grease is the story of Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsen, two teenagers that share a summer fling and upon the end of their vacation, go separate ways. Fate brings them together when Sandy is transferred to the same high school Danny goes to. He's the typical adolescent, good looking, cocky and with a bad boy image. She's sweet, innocent and naïve, but not boring. She wears pink and is the antithesis of the girls on Danny's school.
These two are as different as day and night, and along their friends will live turbulent and funny moments, typical of adolescence, until get that happy ending we expect in romantic movies.
A musical lives or dies because of its soundtrack, and it's here where Grease shines thoroughly. The catchy songs, the always optimistic lyrics and the choreography spread rhythm with more power than a virus. The film, thank God, has been digitally restored and remastered. In Grease there is not one boring moment. It's a continuous celebration to the 50's pop culture, to adolescence, with the gracious touch of a director who knew how to conjure pure energy on the screen. There isn't necessary an excuse to watch it again and see why Grease is still the word.
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