Iconic campy musical of high school life in late '50's Southern Cal

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2017)

Released in 1978 and directed by Randal Kleiser, "Grease" stars John Travolta as a high school greaser in 1958 Southern California, who takes interest in a new clean-cut girl from Australia (Olivia Newton-John). Stockard Channing plays the leader of the Pink Ladies with a bad rep who romances the leader of the greaser Thunderbirds (Jeff Conaway). Didi Conn and Dinah Manoff play two other notable Pink Ladies while Frankie Avalon has a song & dance cameo.
This iconic musical/dramedy is campy, but kinetic and all-around entertaining. The main cast was in their physical prime. The race in the storm drain scene is a highlight, as is the school dance contest.
The movie runs 110 minutes and was shot at Huntington Park High School, Burbank, Malibu, Bellflower, Venice & Los Angeles, California. The script was written by Bronté Woodard & Allan Carr from the original musical by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey.
GRADE: B