Grease 2

Movie Details:

Based on	Grease by Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Comedy, Music, Musical Romance
Release date	June 11, 1982
Running time	1hr 55min
Age rating	PG
Starring	Maxwell Caulfield Michelle Pfeiffer Adrian Zmed Lorna Luft Didi Conn Eve Arden Sid Caesar Dody Goodman Tab Hunter Connie Stevens
Directed by	Patricia Birch
Written by	Ken Finkleman
Produced by	Robert Stigwood Allan Carr
Cinematography by	Frank Stanley
Edited by	John F. Burnett
Music by	Louis St. Louis
Production Company	Paramount Pictures
Distributor	Paramount Pictures

Cast & Characters:

Principal cast

• Lead roles
  • Maxwell Caulfield as Michael Carrington, a British exchange student and Sandy Olsson’s cousin.
  • Michelle Pfeiffer as Stephanie Zinone, the leader of the Pink Ladies.
• The T-Birds
  • Adrian Zmed as Johnny Nogerelli, the leader of The T-Birds
  • Christopher McDonald as Goose McKenzie
  • Peter Frechette as Louis DiMucci
  • Leif Green as Davey Jaworski
• The Pink Ladies
  • Maureen Teefy as Sharon Cooper
  • Lorna Luft as Paulette Rebchuck
  • Alison Price as Rhonda Ritter
  • Pamela Segall as Dolores Rebchuck

Reprising roles from Grease

• Didi Conn as Frenchy
• Eve Arden as Principal McGee (Arden’s final film role)
• Sid Caesar as Coach Vince Calhoun
• Dody Goodman as Secretary Blanche Hodel
• Eddie Deezen as Eugene Felsnick
• Dennis C. Stewart as Leo Balmudo (Craterface), leader of the Cycle Lords (appeared as the gang leader of the Scorpions in the previous film)
• Dick Patterson as Mr. Spears (appeared as Mr. Rudie in the previous film)

Supporting cast

• Tab Hunter as Mr. Stuart
• Connie Stevens as Miss Yvette Mason
• Jean and Liz Sagal as the Sorority / Cheerleader Twins
• Matt Lattanzi as Brad, one of the Prep-Tones
• Donna King as Girl Greaser (lead dancer)
• Lucinda Dickey as Girl Greaser
• Ivy Austin as Girl Greaser ‘Francine’
• Andy Tennant as Boy Greaser ‘Artie’ (Arnold in Grease)
• Bernard Hiller as Boy Greaser
• Tom Villard as Boy Greaser ‘Willie’ (performs “Cry” at the talent show)
• Vernon Scott as Henry Dickey, one of the Prep-Tones
• Tom Willett as bowling alley manager (uncredited)
• Janet Jones as the girl who missed her last two periods (uncredited)
• William N. Clark as Cycle Salvage Yard Manager (uncredited) – also was a cameraman
• Aurelio Padrón as Boy Greaser
• John Robert Garrett as Boy Greaser (Bubba in Grease)
• Helena Andreyko as Girl Greaser (Trix in Grease)
• Dennis Daniels as Boy Greaser (Bart in Grease)
• Vicki Hunter as Girl Greaser
• Sandra Gray as Girl Greaser (Big G. in Grease)
• John Allee as student with basketball (Calhoun: “We’ll put high-heels on your sneakers and we’ll make you a center!”)
• Michael David Eilert as Boy Greaser (uncredited)
• Bill Baker as High School Student (uncredited)

Storyline:

Two years after the life-altering events in Grease (1978), Sandy’s cousin Michael, a straight-laced English student, is the new guy at Rydell High. Stephanie, the Pink Ladies’ foxy blonde leader, is about to break up with Johnny, the T-Birds’ leader, but she still likes her men dangerous, even as Michael starts to attract her attention. Now Michael needs to up his game: learn how to ride a motorcycle and transform himself into Stephanie’s hot leather-clad fantasy. Is he up to the task?

About Movie:

Grease 2 is an American musical romantic comedy and standalone sequel to the 1978 film Grease. Directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also worked on the original stage production and film, the movie was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood. Initially titled More Grease, it was adapted from the 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.

The film stars Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer in breakthrough roles and was intended to be the second in a planned Grease franchise of four films and a TV series, with future installments set in the 1960s and counterculture era.

However, due to Grease 2‘s underwhelming box office performance, grossing $15 million against an $11 million budget compared to the original’s $132 million, the sequels were canceled. Caulfield reportedly lobbied to rename the film Son of Grease, but the title remained unchanged.

Filming took place in the fall of 1981 at locations including Excelsior High School in Norwalk, California, over 58 days, with an incomplete script when production began.

Released on June 11, 1982, the film was met with mostly negative reviews, but despite its commercial disappointment, Grease 2 has since gained a loyal fan base.

Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	$11.2 million
Domestic Opening	$4,645,411
Worldwide Collection	$15,172,313