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
Michael Tucci
as Sonny
Kelly Ward
as Putzie
Dennis Stewart
as Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo (archive footage)
Annette Charles
as Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio (archive footage)
Eve Arden
as Principal McGee (archive footage)
John Travolta
as Danny Zuko
Barry Pearl
as Doody
Dinah Manoff
as Marty Maraschino
Susan Buckner
as Patty Simcox
Lorenzo Lamas
as Tom Chisum
Alice Ghostley
as Mrs. Murdock (archive footage)
Ellen Travolta
as Waitress
Frankie Avalon
as Teen Angel
Jeff Conaway
as Kenickie (archive footage)
Jamie Donnelly
as Jan
Sid Caesar
as Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
Dick Patterson
as Mr. Rudie
Edd Byrnes
as Vince Fontaine
Stockard Channing
as Betty Rizzo
Didi Conn
as Frenchy
Eddie Deezen
as Eugene Felsnic
Dody Goodman
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
Darrell Zwerling
as Mr. Lynch (archive footage)
Fannie Flagg
as Nurse Wilkins