![]() ![]() Grease, of course, is based on a stage musical of the same name, which started production back in Chicago in 1971 (a new bonus feature on this release relays that story). While his singing talent has always been average, at best, Travolta's on-screen charm and exceptional dance ability almost make one wish he was born 20 years earlier – he would have been perfect for the great movie musicals of the 50s and 60s, yet came of age when the genre was slowly dying – indeed, Grease was the last blockbuster hit live-action musical film until the genre had a semi-resurgence in the early 2000s, starting with titles such as Moulin Rogue! and Chicago. If Saturday Night Fever established Travolta as a star, there's little doubt that Grease propelled him into superstar territory. Of these three films, Grease was by far the most successful and the first Travolta movie fully accessible to mainstream audiences – as the R-rated Saturday Night Fever kept many of the teens that would prove to become Travolta's biggest fans out of theaters for that release (back in the day when theater owners actually enforced the MPAA rules). The movie marked Travolta's second of a three-picture deal he had made with Paramount Pictures (back in the day when movie stars made such long-term commitments to studios), the first of which was Saturday Night Fever and the last of which would be Urban Cowboy. ![]() I'm, of course, poking a little fun at the plot here, but let's be honest: Grease's appeal has never been from its rather lackluster and simplistic story, it's always been about the music and those fantastic dance numbers led by John Travolta. Ah, Grease.the hit musical from 1978 that taught young women everywhere that if they just started to smoke and dress in slutty clothing, they'd have a shot at the cute guy. ![]()
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