Grease

"Grease," said the poster and the Barry Gibb song, "is the word." Transferring its setting from Chicago to sunny California, and adding a dash of disco to the ersatz '50s score, producer Allan Carr and director Randal Kleiser turned this long-running Jim Jacobs - Warren Casey Broadway smash into the ...more

Grease is still the word after three decades. The original High School Musical has endured for 30 years due to the universality of its subject matter and those friggin' infectious, catchy songs. Surprisingly, the film is better the Broadway stage production and subsequent revivals that have popped up over the years. Grease centers around young love, revealing that high school social waters are difficult to navigate. Like American Graffiti, Grease explores not-so-idyllic teenage life in ...more

One of the last of the big movie musicals, Grease succeeds in spite of itself, with singers who can't act, actors who can't sing, and a plot so corny it should have a husk. But this tale of true love and teen angst circa 1955 is sure to leave one's toes a-tapping, thanks to a dynamite soundtrack of golden oldies, plus original music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, with key contributions by John Farrar (the Oscar-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and Barry Gibb (the snappy title tune). Danny ...more