Every Rom Com 68: Grease

This week Every Rom Com continues our high school movies series with one of the most popular musicals of all time - “Grease”! We discuss cast members John Travolta and Stockard Channing, talk about our favorite songs and most relatable Pink Ladies, and sift through the feminist and not-so-feminist aspects of this late 70’s film. We’re joined this week by returning guest, Steve from the For me these Films R the Juice movie podcast! 

0:00-11:20 Introduction with guest Steve Doyle from For me these Films R the Juice podcast, Differences between high school in the U.S. and UK

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11:20-20:54 Trailer, Basic Info, Interesting Facts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/get-schooled-history-where-grease-really-filmed-180969001/ 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/grease-cast-now-movie-turns-40-1084136/ 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/grease-movie-musical-john-travolta-olivia-newton-john 

//www.lamag.com/culturefiles/grease-moyfvie-locations-los-angelv4a D/  

Hollywood Musicals, The 101 Greatest Song-And-Dance Movies of All Time by Ken Bloom, 2010 Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc. 

Musicals, The Definitive Illustrated Story, 2015 DK Publishing

Director and Choreographer Commentary on “Grease” DVD

20:54-29:09 General Opinion

29:09-41:58 Cast & Crew In-Depth

For more information on Olivia Newton-John, check out Every Rom Com episode 61 on “Xanadu”! https://www.everyromcom.com/podcast-1/episode/4eb2774f/every-rom-com-61-xanadu 

More Info on John Travolta:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Travolta 

https://people.com/movies/john-travolta-lost-girlfriend-diana-hyland-to-breast-cancer-years-before-kelly-prestons-death/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/john-travolta-rumored-quentin-tarantinos-042042664.html 

More Info on Director Randal Kleiser:

https://thegavoice.com/culture/film/famed-gay-director-randal-kleiser-talks-semi-biographical-party-film/ 

41:58-52:16 Pre-Credits Sequence; Credits Sequence to “Grease”; The T-Birds, The Pink Ladies, and The Teachers

52:16-1:01:30 “Summer Nights”, Pep Rally and Danny and Sandy Reunion

1:01:30-1:11:37 Slumber Party “Look at Me I’m Sandra Dee”, “Hopelessly Devoted To You” 

1:11:37-1:23:51 “Greased Lightnin’”, The Diner, Sports Montage, “Beauty School Dropout”

1:23:51-1:31:20 National Bandstand Dance-off

1:31:20 SPOILERS BEGIN

1:31:20-1:41:26 Drive-in Scene, “Sandy”, “There Are Worse Things I Could Do”

Original Broadway song, “Alone at a Drive-in Movie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLuN96-e6NQ&t=69s 

1:41:26-1:57:46 Thunder Road, “You’re The One That I Want”, “We Go Together” 

More Info On Sixth Street Viaduct Filming Location:

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/sixth-street-viaduct-filming-history/2935277/#:~:text=Several%20classic%20films%20have%20featured,entertainment%20stories%20to%20your%20inbox. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/02/exit-las-most-cinematic-bridge/461910/ 

https://archinect.com/news/article/150359573/82-million-park-space-beneath-la-s-new-sixth-street-viaduct-has-broken-ground 

1:57:46-2:04:06 “Grease”: Feminist Or Not?, Characters We Identify With, Top 3 Songs

2:04:06-2:12:20 Double Feature Recommendations