The Grease Story
The Grease Story
Release: 2017-11-05
·Runtime: 67m
·★ 8.4
Documentary
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Cast
Olivia Newton-John
as Sandy Olsson
Barry Pearl
as Doody
Dinah Manoff
as Marty Maraschino
Sid Caesar
as Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
Fannie Flagg
as Nurse Wilkins
Frankie Avalon
as Teen Angel
Edd Byrnes
as Vince Fontaine
Michael Tucci
as Sonny
Kelly Ward
as Putzie
Stockard Channing
as Betty Rizzo
Didi Conn
as Frenchy
Eddie Deezen
as Eugene Felsnic
Susan Buckner
as Patty Simcox
Lorenzo Lamas
as Tom Chisum
Darrell Zwerling
as Mr. Lynch (archive footage)
Jeff Conaway
as Kenickie (archive footage)
Jamie Donnelly
as Jan
Dennis Stewart
as Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo (archive footage)
Dody Goodman
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
Annette Charles
as Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio (archive footage)
Eve Arden
as Principal McGee (archive footage)
Alice Ghostley
as Mrs. Murdock (archive footage)
Dick Patterson
as Mr. Rudie
Ellen Travolta
as Waitress
John Travolta
as Danny Zuko