when did grease come out
What year did grease the movie come out? Grease the movie came out in 1978! Why is the movie 'Grease' called 'Grease'? The kids represented in the movie are from a group in the 1950's  who were called greasers because of the amount of Grease they  used to slick down their hair. And that'â¦s what the musical is named  after, the grease.