Grease 2 [Blu-ray]

Director: Patricia Birch Patricia Birch

Overview

Given the runaway success of Grease, which became the biggest-grossing movie musical of all time, it was all but inevitable that there would be a sequel, and four years later this follow-up brought a new group of kids back to Rydell High. It's 1961, and Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the tough leader of the Pink Ladies, while Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield) is a clean-cut British exchange student. Michael likes Stephanie, but the Pink Ladies' by-laws prevent her from dating guys who aren't members of the T-Birds, their affiliated male gang. However, when a Zorro-like masked avenger on a motorcycle rescues Stephanie from a gang of ill-mannered toughs, she's eager to get to know the hero with the cool wheels. Any guesses as to who he might be? Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, and Dody Goodman return from the first film as members of the Rydell High faculty, while actual '50s teen icons Tab Hunter and Connie Stevens are on board as new members of the staff; Didi Conn as Frenchy is the only one of the students to appear in both movies. Patricia Birch, who served as choreographer on Grease, made her debut as a director on Grease 2; while she's remained active as a choreographer, she hasn't directed again since.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/2020
UPC:	0032429336743
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	29,062

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Maxwell Caulfield	Michael
Michelle Pfeiffer	Stephanie
Lorna Luft	Paulette
Maureen Teefy	Sharon
Alison Price	Rhonda
Pamela Adlon	Dolores(as Pamela Segall)
Adrian Zmed	Nogerelli
Peter Frechette	DiMucci
Christopher McDonald	Goose
Leif Green	Davey
Didi Conn	Frenchy
Eve Arden	Miss McGee
Sid Caesar	Coach Calhoun
Dody Goodman	Blanche
Tab Hunter	Mr. Stuart
Dick Patterson	Mr. Spears
Connie Stevens	Miss Mason
Eddie Deezen	Eugene
Matt Lattanzi	Brad
Jean Sagal	Sorority Girl,Sorority Girl
Dennis Stewart	Balmudo(as Dennis C. Stewart)
Brad Jeffries	Preptone
Vernon Scott	Henry Dickey
Richard Epper	Cycle Lord
Pat Green	Cycle Lord
Mike Runyard	Cycle Lord
Scott Wilder	Cycle Lord
Donna King	Girl Greaser
Dallace Winkler	Girl Greaser
Dennis Daniels	Boy Greaser
Charles McGowan	Boy Greaser
Andy Tennant	Boy Greaser
Tom Villard	Boy Greaser
Artie Butler	Composer

Technical Credits

Ken Finkleman

Patricia Birch	Director
Bill Oakes	Executive Producer
Allan Carr	Producer
Robert Stigwood	Producer
Sally Dennison	Casting
Ken Finkleman	Screenwriter
Lawrence O. Jost	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Without John Travolta or Olivia Newton-John, the makers of Grease 2 apparently believed name recognition alone would give them a hit movie. They threw together a handful of songs that had none of the charm of the tunes from the original film, and hired a cast of average performers (with two or three small exceptions) to sing them. The performers are game, but the material is so bad their efforts are thwarted at pretty much every turn. The Fabulous Baker Boys proved that Michelle Pfeiffer could sing and act. She might have been able to display those talents seven years earlier had the makers of Grease 2 come up with material worthy of her. Actors just breaking into the movie business will often appear in films that follow them like punch lines for the rest of their career. Grease 2 is that film for Pfeiffer. Although she would grow into one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of her generation, Pfeiffer will probably never quite live down singing about how she wanted to be with a "Cool Rider." On the plus side, this stands, alongside Bachelor Party as one of the highpoints of Adrian Zmed's film career.