Director
Randal Kleiser
Leading Actors/Actresses
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Stockard Channing and Jeff Conaway
Genre
Musical Romantic Comedy
Language
English
Awards
Grease was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Date of Release
June 16th, 1978
Producer
Robert Stigwood and Allan Carr
Setting and Context
1958, the United States
Narrator and Point of View
The film is told through a third-person point of view
Tone and Mood
Fun, Repressive, Musical, Romantic, and Sexual
Protagonist and Antagonist
Danny and Sandy (co-protagonists) vs. Rizzo (antagonist)
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the film involves Sandy and Danny's struggle to keep their romance alive in spite of their radical differences: Sandy is a good girl and Danny is a greaser.
Climax
When Sandy decides to become a greaser so she can get back with Danny
Foreshadowing
The song "Look at Me I’m Sandra Dee" foreshadows Sandy eventually turning into a greaser.
Understatement
The profound affect Danny has on Sandy is understated in the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Grease is no doubt well-made and well-shot, but it was not innovative in filming or lighting or camera techniques.
Allusions
To the following films: Saturday Night Fever (1977), The Sound of Music (1965), West Side Story (1961), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Bambi (1942), and Mary Poppins (1964).
Paradox
Sandy is a good person and the farthest thing from a greaser, yet she becomes a greaser.
Parallelism
There are no major instances of parallelism in Grease.
