Grease

**Grease** is a UK VHS release by CIC Video and Paramount, originally on Rental on 6th February 1984 and re-released on Sell-Through on 1st April 1987. It was re-released as a 'Hollywood Gold' by CIC Video and Paramount on 10th September 1990, It got re-released by CIC Video and Paramount on 19th October 1992, It got re-released by CIC and Paramount on 4th October 1993, It got re-released as a '20th Anniversary Edition' by CIC and Paramount on 22nd June 1998, It got re-released by Paramount on 9th October 2000 and 3rd September 2001, Is a UK DVD release by Paramount on 23rd September 2002 and it got re-released by Paramount and Marks & Spencer on 7th October 2002.

The film also aired on BBC One on 28th December 1982, Boxing Day 2020 and Channel 4 on 13th August 2022.

## Description

John Travolta solidifies his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John makes her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a "who's who" in this quintessential Fifties musical. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a similar decade - its an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock 'n' roll!

## Cast

###  Principal cast

* John Travolta as Danny Zuko, who lives a double life as leader of the greaser gang the T-Birds and as Sandy's love interest
* Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson, an Australian expatriate and ingenue
* Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, Danny’s former fling and the cynical leader of the Pink Ladies clique
* Jeff Conaway as Kenickie, Danny's best friend, Rizzo's love interest and the owner of Greased Lightnin'
* Barry Pearl as Doody, a member of the T-Birds
* Michael Tucci as Sonny LaTierri, a trouble-making wannabe womanizer
* Kelly Ward as Putzie, a member of the T-Birds and Jan's boyfriend
* Didi Conn as Frenchy, Sandy's closest friend in the Pink Ladies
* Jamie Donnelly as Jan, a member of the Pink Ladies and Putzie's girlfriend
* Dinah Manoff as Marty Maraschino, a member of the Pink Ladies whose attractiveness regularly draws the attention of men

### School staff/others

* Eve Arden as Principal Greta McGee, who shows discomfort at the goings-on at Rydell High.
* Dody Goodman as Secretary Blanche Hodel, who enjoys even the wilder antics at the school.
* Sid Caesar as Coach Vince Calhoun, the tough-talking gym teacher and coach of all the school's perennially losing sports teams
* Eddie Deezen as Eugene Felsnick, the class nerd
* Susan Buckner as Patty Simcox, the head cheerleader and a rival for Danny's affections
* Lorenzo Lamas as Tom Chisum, a popular jock who competes for Sandy's affections
* Dennis C. Stewart as Leo "Craterface" Balmudo, head of the Scorpions, a rival greaser gang
* Annette Charles as Charlene "Cha-Cha" DiGregorio, Leo's girlfriend
* Joan Blondell as Vi, a waitress at the Frosty Palace
* Ellen Travolta as Waitress
* Frankie Avalon as Teen Angel
* Edd Byrnes as Vince Fontaine, on-air personality at KZAZ radio and television
* Sha-Na-Na as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers, a rock and roll band
* Alice Ghostley as Mrs. Murdock, a rogue auto shop teacher who helps build Greased Lightnin' for the T-Birds
* Darrell Zwerling as Mr. Lynch
* Dick Patterson as Mr. Rudie
* Fannie Flagg as Nurse Wilkins
* Michael Biehn (uncredited) as Mike, a jock at Rydell high

## Opening (Original 1987 release) (with no trailer)

* (C) 1987 CIC Video
* CIC Video Warning Scroll (1986-1988)
* CIC Video Ident (1986-1991)/CIC Video - Great Films from the Hollywood studios of PARAMOUNT & UNIVERSAL (silent)
* BBFC PG card (1985-1997)
* Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
* Start of Grease (1978)

## Closing (Original 1987 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Grease (1978)
* Closing Credits Film
* (C) 1987 CIC Video

## Closing (1992 Re-Release)

1. End of Grease (1978)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
4. CIC Video Warning Scroll

## Opening (1993 Re-Release)

1. CIC Video Warning Screen (1991-1996)
2. The Paramount Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers Trailer From 1993 with clips of "Top Gun", "Grease", "Ghost", "The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III", "Fatal Attraction", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "An Officer and a Gentleman", "The Untouchables" and "Zulu".
3. Ghost Trailer
4. BBFC PG Card (1985-1997)
5. Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
6. Start of Grease (1978)

## Closing (1993 Re-Release)

1. End of Grease (1978)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Paramount Pictures Ident (1975-1986)
4. CIC Video Warning Scroll

## Opening (1998 Re-Release) (with no trailer)

1. CIC Video Warning Screen (1996-1999)
2. CIC Video "Welcome" Ident (1996-1999)
3. CIC Video "Feature Presentation" Bumper (1996-1999)
4. BBFC PG Card (1996-1998)
5. Paramount Pictures Ident (1986-2002) (USA Pitched)
6. Start of Grease (1978)

## Closing (1998 Re-Release) (with no trailer)

1. End of Grease (1978)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Grease Interviews (Full Video)
4. CIC Video Warning Scroll (1996-1999)

## Opening (2000 Re-release) (with no trailer)

1. Paramount Home Entertainment Warning Screen (1999-2000)
2. Paramount Pictures Ident (1986-2002) (USA Pitched)
3. Start of Grease (1978)

## Closing (2000 Re-release) (with no trailer)

1. End of Grease (1978)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Grease Interviews (Full Video)
4. Paramount Home Entertainment Warning Scroll (1999-2000)

## Opening (2001 Re-release) (with no trailer)

1. Paramount Home Entertainment Warning Screen (2001-2002)
2. Paramount Pictures Ident (1986-2002) (USA Pitched)
3. Start of Grease (1978)

## Closing (2001 Re-release) (with no trailer)

1. End of Grease (1978)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Grease Interviews (Full Video)
4. Paramount Home Entertainment Warning Scroll (2001-2002)

## Trailers and info

### 1993 Re-release

1. The Paramount Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers trailer from 1993 with clips of "Top Gun", "Grease", "Ghost", "The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III", "Fatal Attraction", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "An Officer and a Gentleman", "The Untouchables" and "Zulu".
2. Ghost