Watching Grease (1978) for the First Time in Forever! // [Watch & Commentary] // Stockard for PRES!
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03:35 - Start watching with me
29:09 - Recap and Trivia
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Personally, I think you should've made May Musical Month because of alliteration, and then done High School Movie Month in September for Back To School (because that's when summer vacation ends and kids are going back to school).
As for Grease? I was only 4 years old when it came out, and back then if I was watching a musical then it was probably cartoon mice singing to a Disney Princess. I would catch the movie on TV from time to time, although I don't remember if I had ever watched it all the way through.
As an adult I have attended a couple of Grease Sing-A-Longs at a local independent movie theatre (The Rio Theatre on East Broadway in Vancouver BC, riotheatre.ca/). Honestly I had more fun at The Sound Of Music Sing-A-Long because I knew the words to more of the songs.
If you ever visit Vancouver after the pandemic is over and things more or less return to normal, I would suggest you stop by The Rio Theatre. I think you'd enjoy their set up. And who knows? They may even be doing a Sing-A-Long to one of your favourite musicals at that time.
The "teens" were all between 22 and 34 (on release) with Stockard Channing (Rizzo) being the oldest of the main cast. Michael Tucci was 32 (not 35). Travolta was only 24 and Olivia was 30.
I actually saw this in the theater when it came out. I was 9 and so much went over my head. Loved it though.
John and Olivia were both already stars. Musicals were currently out of fashion, but musicals were mainstream for decades previously.
I get why your teacher didn't like the message. You have to change who you are to get the person you want.
Please watch the 1990's movie version of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's SO good.
@@johncampbell756 Typical that the cast is older , like in The Breakfast Club , age of actors were from 16, Michael Hall to 25, Judd Nelson .
From fandom ... Set in high school, most of the principal cast were way past their teenage years. When filming began in June 1977, John Travolta was 23, Olivia Newton-John was 28, Stockard Channing was 33, Jeff Conaway was 26, Barry Pearl was 27, Michael Tucci was 31, Kelly Ward was 20, Didi Conn was 25; Jamie Donnelly was 30, and Annette Charles was 29. Only Dinah Manoff, Lorenzo Lamas, and Eddie Deezen, all 19, were still teenagers.
@@pete_lind And Travolta just came off playing a teen on Welcome Back, Kotter. This was the norm back then. And, to an extent still.
On My So-Called Life, Claire Danes was playing her age (15), and actually might have been a year too young when hired, but Jared Leto, who played hove interest, was 23. They usually want everyone 18 or over to work the long hours, which is why Mila Kunis told the That 70s Show people she was going to turn 18. It was true. Just not soon as she was 14.
Disney Channel and Nickelodeon were the rare networks to hire actual kids. But no shows are over 30 minutes.
Fun fact: When Olivia Newton John came on set in that black outfit with the makeup and hair, some people on the set actually did not recognize her!
When she is in the black outfit, the zip broke and she had to be sewn into the outfit for the take ❤
RIP Olivia Newton John
50's nostalgia was really big back in the 70's. That's probably one of the reasons why it was so successful.
Which is really weird and just accentuates house mall a generation gap is today. Could you imagine if everybody in 2005 just started doing 1985 "nostalgia" movies. I don't know why 20 years Felt so much longer in the seventies and eighties than it does now.
@@ADayinMyLife We actually did have 80s nostalgia in the 2000s.
Typified by the band at the dance. Sha Na Na performed their retro 50s act at Woodstock in 69.
Welcome to the 20 year and 30 year nostalgia cycle in movies. :)
Nostalgia for 50 is always big
I was 8 when Grease came out and, as a result, there was a window where, as far as I was concerned, only two movies existed, Grease and Star Wars. On one of those viewings, got my only legit drive-in experience, double feature of Grease and Young Frankenstein.
That's a heck of a double feature!
unreal! I'd live in that reality ahaha
Woah cool!
This is basically me! Aside from the Young Frankenstein part. I was 6 years old in 1978 and I was obsessed with both Grease and Star Wars.
Last summer our drive in did a double feature of "grease" and "dirty dancing" it was great
When people complain about Grease they usually ignore the fact that Danny changed up to for Sandy too. He tried every sport and lettered in track to get his act together. He also learned to stand up to his friends and be honest about his feelings. Sandy met Danny in the middle, she didn't change who she was, she just loosened up and bought a new outfit.
But really, neither of them should have had to have changed at all. You shouldn't have to change yourself to be with someone, even if you are meeting in the middle. They are just incompatible.
This movie does not send the right message to younger kids.
@@coryrudy98 they were perfectly compatible before their relationship was forced into a high school context. It was the pressures and expectations of that new environment that affected their compatibility, not who they are as people. When they see that they were each willing to outwardly change to fit expectations, they realized how silly it all was.
@@coryrudy98it’s a movie and they are like 40 playing high schoolers lol.
Shanelle, thanks for your incredibly detailed and in-depth commentary! You are hysterical!!! I have so much trivia about this movie as I too am obsessed! I was 11 when the movie first came out and after days of begging, my mother agreed to take my brother and I to see it. Olivia was the first time I was absolutely star-struck and I thought I was in love with Olivia. Later, after coming out, I realized that I just wanted to be her! RIP my friend! The movie musical was dead by the late 60s and this movie revived it and pulled in an audience that had never seen a musical in their lives, like me and my family, at the time. The vision of this film was not to be taken at face value, but it was intended to be a fantasy about that era, so they got away with having older actors playing high school students, and the flying car. I once heard a critic say that Olivia was an easy-listening artist who had no legacy. What an idiot, her legacy is Grease which will be viewed by generation after generation! Her music will live on as well! She did not want this role and turned it down, saying she was too old and not comfortable acting. Travolta had a crush on her and saw her as the only woman in the world who could play Sandy. She insisted on a screen test to see if she had any ability and if there was chemistry. Luckily there were both. John and Olivia remained close friends until her death last year. She also stayed in touch is Stockard Channing and DiDi Conn. When she died, the Earth stopped, not just because of her enormous talent, but the fact that she was the kindest, most caring, most humble star there ever was.
Love her ❤
Grease is a classic and still love it
John Travolta was already a star because of Welcome Back Kotter and Saturday Night Fever Which was in theaters while filming Grease
ONJ was famous, too… in Australia, NZ & GB.
@@nagaslrac Not just. She had multiple hit albums in the States by the time “Grease” came out. If anything, I’d guess that “Grease” was the start of the second phase of her career, which probably peaked with the song “Physical.”
@@RMBittner Didn’t know but now I do. Cheers.
She was also already well-known as one of the world's leading gorilla whisperers, a career which had to be put on hold due to her rising singing and acting success. She even appeared in a Navy recruitment film entitled "Gorillas Ahoy!"
Olivia was a star before this - that's why the director insisted that she play Sandy. Everyone seems to think this was her launching point but she was a multi-Grammy winning Platinum record selling star long before this.
As a heterosexual male I'm slightly embarrassed to remember how many times I went to see this when it first came out. 🙂 And I've only just realised - both this and Star Wars both have opening triumphant chords that still blast me to the core 🙂
I'm a Heterosexual male and I was 12 when this came out. I watched it for Olivia Newton John. :) My favorite song from this is Danny's at the drive in.
You know, it is ok for straight guys to enjoy musicals for something other than the girls....
I'm a straight male and I've seen this movie a few times and enjoy it. Not un theaters cuz I wasn't born yet, but overall.
I love watching movies through Shanelle’s eyes. Despite her technical knowledge by being on sets she still delights at the great scenes. It is very cool that she isn’t jaded and can still take pleasure in the magic of movies.
Another high school movie you may want to do sometime is "Heathers"....
Oh Yes!
Breakfast Club!
“Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?”
@@jariah92005 Ha! My "go to" has always been "What is your DAMAGE, Heather?!!"
YES!! I love Heathers!
"Sweeney Todd" is one of my favorite musical films of all time,
Hands down.
Big fan of that one also!
Great movie Sweeney Todd I think that Johnny Depp was excellent in his portrayal of Sweeney Todd
I am not a big musical fan but I do love the really good ones - Grease, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music. Grease is just iconic and is visually beautiful. I always get dragged into watching it when I see it on the TV.
I was 23 when Grease came out. I was living in south Wales at the time and I went to see it with my then girlfriend on its first day at our local cinema. I didn’t really want to go but was pressured into it by my girlfriend. I did not think musicals were cool and were something that older people enjoyed watching.
I was totally blown away by Grease and it kindled a love for musicals and musical theatre that has stayed with me ever since. The film had so much energy, fun and downright silliness that it made perfect viewing.
I’ve only recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your enthusiasm, humour and insights into the moviemaking industry. You are a joy to watch and I wish you well in your chosen career. If you ever get cast in Grease I’ll definitely fly cross the pond to see you on stage performing.
If you're doing a high school May theme, if you haven't seen them already definitely check out The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, and Weird Science.
Good choices
And Fast Times At Ridgemont High, which is based on a true story.
She'd love 16 Candles. Maybe the funniest and well written script of that time.
John Travolta was already HUGE for playing in the TV Show Welcome Back, Kotter! and Saturday Night Fever. Obviously, this being his most famous and well-known role.
@El Vato 👌
Olivia was also a star before this - that's why the director insisted that she play Sandy. Everyone seems to think this was her launching point but she was a multi-Grammy winning Platinum record selling star long before this.
@@MoMoMyPup10It was Travolta who insisted on Olivia.
@@EF-fc4du the director tells a different story
What makes Grease so special is it never took itself seriously. Everyone must have a good time. I think thats why it's such a part of pop culture. It's just fun a movie
Shanelle: "I've never met anyone luke-warm about Grease, like never."
Me: "Pleased to meet you!"
I wouldn't say I'm lukewarm, but close to that. I mildly love the movie. I've seen more intense fans.
Some things I never, ever believe: (1) "I totally saw the twist in The Sixth Sense coming!" (2) The Exorcist didn't scare me at all! (3) Grease? Ehh, I'm lukewarm about it.
For me, Grease is meh.
The music is fun, everything that's not music is bland. Therefore lukewarm, hello there.
haha hi!
Grosse Point Blank is such a great movie!
My older brother and his buddies (around age 17-18) rented the tape and I walked in near the end when John Cusack used Dan Aykroyd's popcorn line on him. I (a 12 year old girl) thought it was hilarious. They looked at each other and immediately rewound the tape to see what I thought of the whole movie. I was in hysterics and punching air at the same time.
YES! But I think she should watch Better Off Dead and Say Anything first so she can fall in love with Jon Cusack. :)
Your comment about playing Rizzo on Broadway jumped out at me… my good friend’s mom played Rizzo in the original Broadway production in New York. I hope you get your dream some day.
Just found your channel in the last week and love your reactions, including your joy in film and film making. And I love that you spend time at the end diving a little into the trivia and other IMDB info about the film. IMDB is the best (and also a huge rabbit hole!) Thanks for creating enjoyable content. I’m in my 50’s and I have realized that once you have seen a film a number of times, it is so satisfying to see someone get their first chance to find the magic of the film for the first time or watch someone like you who may see something in it in a unique way.
oh woah thanks for this comment! It means a lot. Playing Rizzo would be SO COOL!! I'm so happy you found me, thanks for watching :)
Olivia was a star before this - that's why the director insisted that she play Sandy. Everyone seems to think this was her launching point but she was a multi-Grammy winning Platinum record selling star long before this. Yeah, there's that.
At least 8 albums out before this John Travolta loved her album covers and they are a beautiful duo.
Amen! Thanks for pointing this out! Most of the commentary on this thread is about John, but Olivia did her thing, and so beautifully! Could there ever be another Sandy?!
In the beginning of the film, Danny says that he saved Sandy from drowning. A popular fan theory is that the entire movie is Sandy's death dream. This is why they drive off into "heaven" at the end of the film.
I have read that it is Danny's death-dream. That's why he is the one to "get the girl" in the end, plus the flying version of Greased Lightening was HIS fantasy. But I can see it as Sandy's hallucination, too.
@@badbiker666 I honestly don't think it holds water either way but it is interesting to think about. I'm really not a fan of this film.
I don't believe that bs theory one bit.
@@summerrose8110 I honestly don't care what you believe.
@@chad_holbrook Oh boo, and I thought we'd be friends and have tea and cakes.
Not only did I go to high school in Los Angeles, Grease came out when I was a kid, and the soundtrack was the very first record I ever purchased. And, let me tell you, my 9 year old self played the hell out of that soundtrack, until I accidentally left the record in a friend's car on a hot summer day, and we all know what heat does to a vinyl record.
noooo!!!! the worst
This is the best. You are the best. I have loved Grease, and will always continue to do so. And I'm glad it still carries on. Thank you.
"A hickey from Kenicke is like a Hallmark card!", "Bite the weenie, Rizz!" "With relish!", "Nobody's jugs are bigger than Annette's"...so many awesome lines in this movie, and pretty raunchy for a movie supposedly set in the squeaky clean 1950s!
A couple of the songs, too... Greased Lightning and Summer Nights especially.
Unless my ears deceived me the grease lightning song mentions the line "the girls will cream" or something similar...
Very pg-13 lol
@@TheZaros666 LOL “The chicks will cream.” It’s worse!
@@christhornycroft3686 eh lol
I never got that jug line as a kid because I had no clue who Annette was, so I heard "a net" and was so confused. I thought net may have been slang for a bra or something.
This is another one of my favorite classic movies. I’d love to hear you sing the whole versions of these songs if you want to. Thank you for being you.
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14:25 It was 1978. This film had just come out and I was 13 years old. I asked my first girlfriend to "go with me" in the cafeteria at our end of year school disco; this was the first song we danced to after she said "yes".
This movie was hugely popular when it came out. As a 14 year old in '78 in So Cal, I saw it four times. In my opinion, Grease is the last great movie musical Hollywood ever produced.
Wow I never even noticed how much it is filmed as if it were a live musical, thank you for pointing that out, I love details like that ❤️
Have you seen The Outsiders? I recommend.
Let's do it for Johnny!
Maybe I'm just being contrarian (it's happened from time to time) but "There are Worse Things I Could Do" was always my favorite song. Good luck on Broadway. #rizzoforever
I can't say it was Always my favorite, since I first saw this when I was very young, so probably preferred the more rocking songs, But it is my favorite now. I loved Lucy Lawless' rendition of it.
Lyrically it's one of my all time favourite songs. That switch in the final verse is sublime, IMHO.
One of the best in the movie!
Stockyard Channing kills it in this song.
RIZZO FOREVER!!
I just found your channel and I love the commentary/info you give. I have a theatre degree in theatre performance and really appreciate your talk. I really age myself with all the references that you don't always get. I say to myself "really? you didn't know that"?? its a blast. keep it up!!
"She's like 'I don't like the message'." I think I know exactly what your teacher was talking about. I saw someone post an answer on Quora about this movie, calling the last sequence "the most infuriating scene you've ever seen in a movie," and it got a lot of response. What the OP objected to was that Sandy had to get a makeover (ie. change who she was) to get her man. Though, what the OP missed was the lyrics for "You're The One That I Want." It's all about what they owe each other, "You better shape up." So, it's not only her who has to change. He does, too.
40+ years since it came out and since then there has only been one musical release that rivals Grease in quality, joy, and amazing music, and that is "Hairspray."
Hope you do Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The best teen movie ever made (in my opinion)
Phoebe...😍
There's a reason guys of a certain age can only think of one thing when they hear Living in Stereo.
I thought that was Porky's lol.
@@mikeh720 Cutest 'teen' actress of her time, easily. 16 Candles would be right up there with Fast Times too.
stay tuned!!
Trivia: Years before the novie, Jeff Conaway played Danny Zuko in the national stage tour of Grease while John Travolta played the role of Doody.
One day John was watching his fellow actors on stage, rehearsing, when he uttered "some day I'll play Danny Zuko". He never played Danny Zuko on stage, but he did in the movie.
Girl ain't no way you haven't seen this obsessively, you know every word of even the less well-known songs
It was such a long time before I found out that the play is framed at the beginning as their class reunion; which is _why_ the characters are supposed to be played by actors that are clearly older than high school seniors. I like that and kind of wish they had incorporated that into the movie somehow, but that might have been too meta.
If they had done that, I would definitely have liked this more! It covers all the 'corniness' and super brightness of the look, and would have given it some much needed grounding.
But it doesn't make sense that they would be going to class and stuff at their high school reunion..
@@14AspenDrive That's not the premise; and I'm not sure how anyone would interpret it that way. It's that the story is being told in flashback.
@@stargazer1682 Oh okay, you didn't really explain that in the first comment, so that's why i interpreted it that way. You didn't say anything about it being in flashbacks
I really like your commentary because I know nothing about movie making and I learn so much about how movie people think while watching your videos.
I like this,point of view you are giving about the long takes and how it’s shot and now that you point it out it does remind me of a lot of stage performances I’ve seen in high school and in college. I think that’s why I like this movie so much it’s not just quick takes and moving on to the next shot.
Classic, my sister watched this so often I can quote the lines from memory. The soundtrack is great I love the frankie valli title song ( written by the beegees )
I was 11 when it came out. I remember hearing the the songs on the radio all the time all day long. I saw the movie a few times in the theater. It was a phenomenon for sure. ONJ outfit at the end was my biggest memory. The music made the movie. Everyone knew every song. Grease 2 not so much.
I love love love this musical! And girl, I've been here since you had just a few hundred subs, you've taken off! Broadway, here you come.
Also, you'll never unsee it again: Sandy's ever-changing ponytail length. For example: cheerleading night, long pony, in the malt shop later on, a short pony in a ribbon.
Now that you've watched this, onto grease 2 and the cooo-o-ol rider 😎
Edit: my DVD quality has the blurred out Coca-Cola sign
Revisiting..love your commentary!
Before Grease, Before Rocky Horror, there was Phantom of the Paradise. The rock opera not many have seen but if you love this genre it's a must see. Directed by Brian DePalma (just before he did Carrie)
Phoenix ;)!
And there was Tommy.......
Love it and own it.Took me forever to find it on DVD.If you can find it there's a documentary on Paul Williams you might like.Didn't know how involved he was in the music business.
Now do Grease 2! I'm one of those weird people that likes it more than the original
ditto
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😑why did you remind me this movie exist.
Yes!! Big fan of Grease 2!! This got heavy airings on the movie channels back in the day so I saw it..ALOT!!
Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!
Brilliant. I often don't click on reactions that are for things the reactor has already seen but had to make an exception for Grease! Definitely one of my top 10 favourite movies of all time!
Hello Shanelle from Scotland. I've just discovered your channel and have enjoyed what Ive seen so far and look forward to having a look through your back catalogue.
I was 9 when I first saw Grease at my local cinema in Kilmarnock and I have to admit that a lot of the more adult content like Rizzo being pregnant and the lyrics to Greased Lightening went over my head and it wasnt untill I watched the film again many years later that I realised they were part of the storyline.
I have the biggest crush on Didi Cohn. I watched her when she was on TV Series Benson. She just seems so nice and sweet.
It doesn't seem that she has aged at all, either. She still looks the same.
There might be a few gray hairs here and there...but after watching some of the anniversary documentaries, she's the one who still resembles her old self. She's great!
Sin wagon! That makes a hell of a lot more sense than my always hearing "sand wagon" 😂😂 I always figured she was making fun of how dirty the care is lol
ha seriously almost everything went over my head when I first watched!!
One of my favorite musicals. Grease is tied with Phantom of the Opera, for me.
Yes, in the 1950s drive-in theaters were huge. They were such a big part of teen-culture that the Everly Brothers even sang the song, "Wake Up Little Suzie" which is about two teens on a date at a drive-in.
Dont know if this was said yet but fun fact I found out, High School Musicals script was a altered version of Grease 3. It was in development hell for years till it was tailored for a modern take and made into what we now know to be High School Musical.
If you're up to another musical, I'd request 'Cabaret' with Liza Minelli.
Talk about iconic songs.
I need to see that one too.
I was 6 when this came out. The attraction, the reason it was such a hit movie was not only due to Travolta making it big with his previous film, Saturday Night Fever (1977) which was a big part of it but Olivia was already an established recording star with 11 albums and many of them platinum selling. Then there was the “adult” factor. Up until the 70’s musicals were known for generally being family friendly and safe. Hair started a change with that mentality in the late 60’s and was followed through into the 70’s with The Rocky Horror Show, Pippen and Grease. The more realistic approach to addressing actual high school experiences, i.e. drinking, sex, depression over status, really resonated with the masses. Look at High School Musical, it’s completely devoid of anything remotely resembling an actual high school experience. Everyone loves each other, there’s no bullying, no sex, no underage drinking. No ones worried about the future or their actual status because everyone’s popular in one way or the other. They didn’t even address the sexuality of Shar Pei’s partner, it was just glossed over with pretty colors and Zak’s moves.
It’s probably one of the reasons that casting went older, adults can easily look back and understand those feelings and why they felt them better than an actual teenager who hasn’t experienced them yet. It would have been so bad with teens. I mean, watch the Disney channel cast perform it with Grease Live!. They’re so desperate to play “adult” it’s just cringe all the way through. AND the make lead just ruined his career trying to MIMIC Travolta’s iconic performance. It was horrible. Watch at your own risk. Seriously. It was just wretched.
Except for Jordan Fisher who SHOULD have been Danny, tbh. But, you know, he’s not the right “type”. 🙄. Ta hell with them, he ended up in Hamilton. Hope he laughed all the way to Lin Manuel.
The ending makes perfect sense symbolically, because it is Danny and Sandy leaving High School behind, riding off into the sunset together.
It basically symbolizes them being finally together and to hell with social pressure.
Great movie. Favorite song is Grease Lighting. I have seen the Stage version of this film which is really fun
My parents were in their early 20s when this came out and saw it several times in the theater. We regularly watched it in my house in the 80s and it was my favorite soundtrack to listen to on cassette! I was born in ‘81. I would watch it with my friends and we would roleplay, I always insisted on being Sandy because I had blonde hair 🙃
I don't comment a lot but I've been here with you for a while now and I love your style of reactions from a filmmaker. It's what keeps me here andI'm wrong a lot too were all here to learn, calm down ppl lol.
What memories me and my high school sweetheart saw this at the drive in and we loved it really fun movie thanks Shanelle always a great time!
"You're the one that I want." Best Song in the movie.
Summer Nights better
Only part of the movie I like. Just can't take a bunch of 30-somethings pretending to be teenagers.
A random aside, for the longest time I always wondered why Kenicie was asking Danny to be his "lieutenant" if he wasn't asking him to ride with him or anything; and I saw a fan theory that suggested that he was actually talking about Rizzo. That he believed that he was the father, and he was asking Danny to be there for them if something happened to him at Thunder Road. I don't know if that's _actually_ what they were going for, but headcanon accepted.
Just discovered this and now can't wait to see you do Grease 2! 🙂
Awesome job Shanelle!
If you include High School Reunion movies, watch Grosss Pointe Blank.
I remember the first time I saw this stage show (I was seventh grade), greased lightning was so raunchy it shocked me.
If you like the camp of grease, grease2 will probably hit for you, too. A bit more on the cringe side of cheesy than the original, but worth it for the comparison to see how hard the nostalgia works.
Awesome dissection of the camera-work and scenography Shanelle. Oh and you'd make the perfect Rizzo! Hot, but badass, takes no shit from anybody, but with a heart of gold! ;-)
You are, by far and away, the best to watch for movie reactions - you get them at a level that most people really don't.I saw this with a then girlfriend when it came out. I was in a prog rock band, she liked heavy metal, and we both loved it.
aw thanks so much for saying that! and especially thanks for watching :)
I'd love to see your review/reaction to Fiddler on the Roof (1971). The story, filming and music are great.
Yass Musicals I'd love to see her do:
Fiddler
Chicago
Sweeny Todd
YES! Fiddler!
Yes! Please!
The theory of the whole movie is Sandy being in a coma from drowning and when sandy and Danny drive up to the sky meaning she died.
Kinda love that idk
A theory, not THE theory. It’s dumb IMO.
@@brittyn Yeah, it's just one of those quirky movie things and doesn't need an explanation. And it would be disproven by Grease 2, as bad as that movie was. I think too many people want to add a theory to everything. Every movie or show is "It was just a dream" or "they were dead all along" just as theories rather than shown turning out that way like *Spoilers* The Sixth Sense. Like I just heard of this fan theory gaining traction that The Simpsons is a grown up Bart telling the story. Why? Why would we need that? What would it change? And with this movie, like all the "it was a dream" theories, it makes the movie useless. In both cases it comes down to "This whole movie never happened" Well then why did they bother making it and why did we bother watching it?
@@brittyn was saying how the theory goes . It's not my theory so ya.
@@brittyn n who asked for your opinion?
I could sit there and watch this with you over and over again :)
OMG this is my dad's favorite film one of the greatest movies of all time a true classic. Grease directed by Randal Kleiser starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway and Frankie Avalon. Thank you Shanelle great reaction
I don't know about your singing voice, but you're speaking voice is soothing.
I BEG YOU to watch GREASE 2
Thanks for watching this because I don't see too many full reactions for it on UA-cam. I grew up watching this movie as a child. It was such a big deal being always on T.V. and everyone had to have the soundtrack (on vinyl). People knew all the words to the songs and it's one of those movies that would get referenced everywhere. My mom even has an old film she took of me and my siblings performing scenes from the movie as children. Musicals weren't my thing and still aren't but this film is so well done and iconic. I recently bought it on blu ray and I started appreciating it on whole new level. There were a lot of concepts I didn't get back then that I can appreciate them more now like comments from the characters and film making aspects.
I was 9 years old when i saw grease when it originally came out in the movie theaters in 1978. Saw it with my then best friend, a fellow fanatic about the movies. We talked, read, ate, drank, and slept the movies. And we went to the movies together once a week, every week for a lot of years from the 1970s-1980s.
There was no particular reason we went to see Grease. We tried to see all the new movies coming out as much as we could regardless of the genre (he loved horror movies, i preferred comedies), plot, critics reviews, or who starred in it. And Grease just happened to be one of the new movies that just came out.
I dont exactly recall my friends reaction (except that he was very much amused by the Greased Lightning number), but i loved it right from the very first viewing. It quickly became my number one favorite movie. You wouldn’t think that a movie such as Grease would appeal to a 9 year old boy, but it did. Being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional household, it managed to hit me in the very right places at the very right time.
The fact that actors in their 20s-30s were portraying teenaged high school seniors didnt faze me in the least. Because to my 9 year old eyes, in real life, teenaged high school seniors were grown up people. Practically adults. So, seeing adults in their 20s-30s portray teens in the movie, i really couldnt tell the difference at the time.
Please react to Peggy sue got married and also American Graffiti 🙏
Definitely American Graffiti.
I'd love to see you react to "Jesus Christ Superstar"(1973) directed by Norman Jewison. My favorite musical adapted to the big screen.
My sister LOVED this movie and would watch it all the time. I, as her older brother, couldn’t be bothered. However, I have since developed much admiration for the craft and talent on display. This film boasts fantastic energy through and through. In fact, I don’t think any other movie musical since this premiered has managed to exude this much energy. La La Land is thoroughly charming, thoughtful, and enjoyable (and one of my personal favorites) but the intensity in Grease is hard to beat.
Grease catapulted John Travolta into superstardom and the sight of him singing and dancing is as iconic as anything in movie history. So much so that Uma Thurman considered it a tremendous honor to dance with him in Pulp Fiction saying it would have been “like shooting guns with John Wayne in a western.” From 1977 (the year Saturday Night Fever was released) to 1982, there was no bigger star in Hollywood.
The film itself was a juggernaut and, Shanelle, you’re right about it being that rare musical that shot directly into the bloodstream of the mainstream moviegoing public during that time. It captured the popular imagination in a way that few movies do. An added reason it serves as an anomaly is because in 1978 movie musicals were considered past its prime so I’m sure the nostalgia factor definitely contributed to its success.
Love your channel and keep up the great job!
I don't know how many guys feel about this musical film, but the sheer joy I see, on the faces of you ladies who love this film, is downright infectious, and makes me grin like a fool watching you all enjoying it.
I LOVE JOY 😂 and thanks :)
This is a hard movie to react to. UA-cam loves to strike for music in reactions, so everyone is afraid to do it.
I can still remember the first time my Dad showed me the movie. I loved it so much that I still try to watch it at least once a year. The dance contest is absolutely incredible, all the choreography that must have gone into that!!
I was so singing along and doing the quotes along with you. I saw this in the theater in 1978 and then wore out the 8 track of the soundtrack. I was 4. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Shan love your reactions they are 🔥
Oh, I am so up for this!
I really liked it when I saw it in the theater when I was 9, we went to see it 2 days in a row. Idk if that was because my mom loved it or my sister, friends and I loved it. However, I grew to dislike it because every girl I ever dated loved it and if it was on while we were watching tv, I had to watch it. Every. Single. One... Every. Single. Time. Your reaction was a lot of fun though, I saw so much that I had forgotten about. Keep 'em coming!
Shanelle returning to _Grease_ makes me SO happy!
Love your film-maker comments. I dabble in some indie myself and I learn some things from them.
Hi there. I'm Robin Miller and I just subscribed to your page and I love this movie Grease. I also checked out your page and I love all the movies you picked out and watched. You definitely a movie goer.
Awesome review. I grew up in Santa Monica, Calif. Such an awesome time.
First comment since the passing of a legend, may she RIP.
When this came out, I was a junior in high school. Thanks for the memories.
By the way, I enjoy your reactions. Your talent shines through. I was born in 1955 and have seen everything already LOL, but watching you react is like sharing a film memory.
oh yes thank you! That makes me so happy!
The school year starts in September and homecoming is usually around Thanksgiving, when that football game is played for a time frame.
I loved this. I look forward to seeing you on Broadway.
I love a person with a dream
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I'm from L.A., and can probably answer your location questions. The exterior of Rydell, and Summer Nights were shot at Venice High School. The Prom was shot at Huntington Park High, it was 100 degrees with no A/C, and there was a meat packing plant next door. The cast says they were sweltering, and it smelled AWFUL! The carnival was shot at John Marshall High (not in the Valley), and the close ups of them twirling in You're The One That I Want was a re-shoot, because they were super rushed because they only had the two days before the carnival left town, and Randall didn't have time for close ups. Look again, and you can see that in the close ups the windows are painted on. Thunder Road was shot at the Los Angeles River. Hopelessly Devoted To You Was another reshoot. ONJ had it in her contract that she got a solo, and after John Farrar wrote the song, they went back after Principle Photography, and shot it on a sound stage on the Paramount Lot with a skeleton crew, which gave it that lonely, kind of eerie quality. JT was already a star from Welcome Back Kotter, and ONJ was a big star already. You can definitely argue that she was the biggest star when they began filming, having already won three Grammys, and two #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits to her name, as well as several other Top 10 hits. Grease made ONJ a global superstar, and Saturday Night Fever, six months earlier, did the same for JT. Musicals were pretty much dead when Grease came along. I was 12 years old when it came out, and it was just BANANAS! My friends and I would go every weekend, and sometimes sit through it twice. It ran in theaters until the end of the year, and I waited patiently until the end of its run to snag the giant lobby poster from my local theater in Marina del Rey. Peddle Pushers came back in style because of Grease, and of course I had a pair ;)
I was 7 when this came out and it was one of my first records, either this or Star Wars. I remember listening and looking at the vinyl layout with all the cool pictures.
This was on tv recently and we ended up watching it, hadn’t seen it in YEARS! I never realized before how badly he was dissing Frenchie in beauty school drop out!! I was like, “he’s sooo mean” 😂
I love how much you love musicals!! Me too! Enjoying your reactions/commentary, it’s a nice change from other “reaction “ channels. I found you through Star Wars 😄