Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's musical, of the same name about two lovers in a 1959 high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway.
Although referring to the early 1950s, it was successful both critically and at the box office, consolidating Travolta's career at that time and bringing Newton-John to a wider audience.
Its soundtrack album became one of the best-selling in pop movie history, and provided several chart hits for the original artists and others.
Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
---|---|
Produced by | Robert Stigwood Allan Carr |
Written by | Musical: Jim Jacobs Warren Casey Screenplay: Bronte Woodard, Allan Carr |
Starring | John Travolta Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing Jeff Conaway |
Music by | Jim Jacobs Warren Casey Michael Gibson |
Cinematography | Bill Butler |
Editing by | John F. Burnett |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date(s) | Original Release June 16, 1978 20th Anniversary Re-Release March 27, 1998 Sing-A-Long Re-Release July 8, 2010 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6,000,000 |
Gross revenue | $394,589,888 |
Followed by | Grease 2 |