The quintessential teen musical. I think every high school choir has performed "We Go Together" to say goodbye to their seniors. The music is good, the characters are fun and it just makes you think about high school (so it's nostalgic). Plot wise the movie follows ten friends during their senior year of high school: the highs, the lows, the hookups and breakups, the friendships, and that BIG dance! The film takes place in the 50's when guys greased up their hair (thus the title) and girls wore poodle skirts (although none of the girls wear them...hmm). The five guys are car crazed, school hating, girl chasing, leather jacket wearing T-Birds (if you forget, just look at their jackets). And the girls are the Pink Ladies (they don't seem as unified as the guys). The story opens on the first day of school (well actually it starts at the beach, but i'll get to that later). Theres Kenickie (Jeff Conway) the leader of the group, Danny (Travolta) the ladies man, and the three stooges: Doody (Barry Pearl), Sonny (Michael Tucci) and Putzie (Kelly Ward). The Pink Ladies are Rizzo (Channing) the tough as nails leader, Frenchy (Didi Conn) the future beautician, Marty (Dinah Manoff) who is guy crazy, and Jan (Jamie Donnelly) who likes to eat, and newbie Sandy (Newton-John) who is "too pure to be pink".
Over the summer Danny and Sandy met and fell in love, but due to Danny's reputation he can't be seen dating her. While they decide if their relationship is worth fighting for, the rest of the gang pairs off (Kenickie & Rizzo, Doody & Frenchy, Sonny & Marty, and Putzie & Jan). Their relationships encounter obstacles and fights, as do their friendships. To the side, waiting to give advice or help are their teachers and their favorite waitress, along with a "fairygodmother" for Frenchy (played by Frankie Avalon).
Dude, it's quotable: you may need to censor some of the lyrics, but you'll be humming along and even quoting the characters in no time...
Rent it once: it's a teen classic (see if so you can understand why people sing "We Go Together")
Grease (1978) 110 minutes
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: John Travolta as Danny
Olivia Newton John as Sandy
Stockard Channing as Rizzo
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