grease 2

Theatrical release poster Directed by Patricia Birch Produced by Robert Stigwood

Allan Carr Written by Ken Finkleman Starring Maxwell Caulfield

Michelle Pfeiffer

Adrian Zmed

Lorna Luft Music by Louis St. Louis Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date(s) June 11, 1982 Running time 115 min. Country United States Language English Budget $13.2 million Gross revenue Domestic

$11,608,405

Foreign

$3,563,071

Worldwide

$15,171,476 Preceded by Grease IMDb • Allmovie

Grease 2 (1982) is the sequel to the smash-hit musical film Grease (1978), which was itself based upon the musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, the choreographer of the first film. The sequel was again set at the fictional Rydell High School, but featured an entirely new set of main characters, led by unknown young actors Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer. Notably, the film reversed the social characteristics of the first film's romantic leads (played by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John), so that in the sequel, the boy (Caulfield) was the bookish milquetoast, while the girl (Pfeiffer) was the hip greaser groupie, a Pink Lady. In recent years, it has come to be considered as a minor cult film,[1] and is regularly shown on television. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 3.1 "The Pink Ladies" 3.2 "The T-Birds" 3.3 Supporting 4 Musical numbers 5 Reception 6 Trivia 7 See also 8 References 9 External links //

Plot

It is 1961, two years after the events of the first film took place, and a new academic year is just beginning at Rydell High School (Back To School Again). The Pink Ladies are now led by the insouciant Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer), who feels she has "outgrown" her relationship with the arrogant leader of the T-Birds, Johnny Nogerelli (Adrian Zmed). A new arrival at Rydell comes in the form of clean-cut English student Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield), the cousin of Sandy Olsen (the character played by Olivia Newton-John in Grease). Michael quickly becomes obsessed with winning Stephanie, despite the gentle protestation of the sole remaining lead character from the first film, Frenchy (Didi Conn), who observes that she will never date him since he is not a T-Bird.

At the local bowling alley, a competitive game (Score Tonight) turns sour due to the animosity between Johnny and Stephanie. Johnny flirts with Stephanie's friend and fellow Pink Lady, Paulette Rebchuck (Lorna Luft), to make Stephanie jealous, and she retaliates by kissing the next man who walks in the door, happening to choose Michael. Bemused by this unexpected kiss, Michael attempts to ask her out at an audition for the school talent show, but discovers that she has a very specific vision of her ideal man (Cool Rider). He realizes that he will only win her affection if he turns himself into a cool rider, and begins saving up for a motorcycle