Grease 1978 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. John travoltas top 5 roles from danny zuko to robert shapiro. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta gave grease fans chills with a reunion more than 40 years in the making. Financial analysis of grease 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Dec 14, 2019 john travolta and olivia newton john reunited as danny and sandy from grease. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reprise their grease. John travolta en olivia newtonjohn houden ultieme greasereunie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing grease 1978 near you. In 2002, didi conn, olivia newtonjohn, and john travolta were all pushing to have a grease 3 produced, which would focus on the original cast and characters many years later, in another decade, like the 1970s or the 1990s, but this movie never got beyond the planning stages.
John travolta and olivia newtonjohn replay iconic grease. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn are one of the most recognizable film couples, and its difficult to see the two together without referencing song lyrics or movie quotes. Zieke olivia newtonjohn zingt misschien voor het laatst grease. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. The film stars john travolta as danny, olivia newton john as sandy, and stockard channing as betty rizzo, the leader of the pink ladies. Aug 01, 2018 ellen travolta, sister of john travolta, plays a diner waitress in grease. Deadline confirmed tuesday the studio is developing summer loving, a prequel to. A young john travolta in my favorite movie, grease. His father owned a tire repair shop called travolta tires in hillsdale, nj.
Feb 26, 2018 john travolta danny zuko since singing greased lightnin with the tbirds, john has continued to have a successful career in both tv and film, most notably starring in pulp fiction, ladder 49. Grease is a 1978 american musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by jim jacobs and warren casey. Grease reunion has john travolta and olivia newtonjohn. Newtonjohn shared a photo of the incredible moment while backstage at the event. Grease singalong replaces cbs broadcast after tony awards. Muziek romantiek film geregisseerd door randal kleiser. Dec 16, 2019 olivia newton john and john travolta in december 2019 at the meet n grease event in florida. We go together john travolta olivia newton john john travolta olivia newton john cast. The following is the filmography of american actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer, dancer, musician and pilot john travolta travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. Travolta is the qantas airways global goodwill ambassadoratlarge and piloted the original qantas 707 during spirit of friendship global tour in julyaugust 2002. The life of john travolta behind the scenes ninjajournalist.
John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Grease was a huge hit when it came out in 1978 and has since become an american classic. Greased lightnin well get some overhead lifters and four barrel. This marks the first time that the duo have been in costume as the characters since they made the movie in.
Despite a modest budget, indifferent studio, and several unproven twentysomethings playing teenagers, the film became a national phenomenon, launching john travolta along with it. John travolta made grease watchableand a huge boxoffice. Walking on the moon 3d 2005 a love song for bobby long. Grease was the highest grossing film of 1978 and is the highest grossing liveaction musical of all time. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn gave fans a major throwback on friday.
Grease is the one cbs wants to fill in for one of the most beloved american awards shows. John travolta autograph in original autographed movie. April 10 upi grease is getting a prequel from paramount pictures. Sort john travolta movies by costars of his movies.
The network has announced a singalong version of the classic 1978 musical starring john travolta and. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channingdirected by. See john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reprise grease. Grease stars olivia newtonjohn, john travolta reunite superstars get into the holiday spirit on new album, this christmas, now on itunes. Apr 18, 2018 grease broke john travolta through to family audiences who might have been chary about his more adult movie sensation, saturday night fever, the year before. Peoples new grease special edition, filled with onset secrets, cast interviews and more from travolta and newtonjohn, is available now on amazon and wherever magazines are sold. In an episode of live with kelly and ryan this morning, john travolta stopped by to talk about his new movie gotti, but first they decided to talk about the past. John travolta greased lightnin lyrics genius lyrics.
Feb 21, 2020 travolta was still coping with the death of his girlfriend, actress diana hyland, in march 1977, and often called grease s director seeking support. John travolta reunites with grease costar olivia newton. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn reunited as danny and sandy from grease. She is an actress, known for grease 1978, joanie loves chachi 1982 and charles in charge 1984. The movie musical made new fans when it landed on the small screen in. The travolta dvd collection collects three films from the beginning of john travolta s career after he was plucked from the cast of the tv sitcom welcome back, kotter. She was previously married to jack bannon and james t fridley. Longtime fans of olivia newton john and john travolta know that the talented stars. John travolta was 24 years old when he became quite possibly the biggest movie star in the world. June 16, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of grease and we cant stop thinking about the 1978 classic. With john travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, jeff conaway. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newtonjohn, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin.
John travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, et al. She has one line in the movie, exclaiming, oh, theres danny and sandy as shes watching the dance on tv in the diner. According to stockard channing rizzo, her hickeys in the movie were real, applied by jeff conaway kenickie himself. In saturday night fever 1977, travolta plays tony manero, a 19yearold italian american from brooklyn who works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. This marks the first time that the duo have been in costume as the characters since they made the movie in 1978. John travolta made grease watchableand a huge boxoffice smash.
The film stars john travolta as danny, olivia newtonjohn as sandy, and stockard channing as betty rizzo, the leader of the pink ladies. Check out the official grease 1978 trailer starring john travolta. In 2002, didi conn, olivia newton john, and john travolta were all pushing to have a grease 3 produced, which would focus on the original cast and characters many years later, in another decade, like the 1970s or the 1990s, but this movie never got beyond the planning stages. It should come as no surprise that john travolta is worth a ton of money. Grease prequel summer loving in the works at paramount. Good girl sandy and greaser danny fell in love over the summer. With john travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, jeff conaway. Randal kleiser 2bhip grease movie pink ladies logo adult tshirt tee. John travolta, olivia newton john, maxwell caulfield, michelle pfeiff, lorna luft, randal kleiser, patricia birch.
Grease is an infamous musicalplay turned film, adapted and produced by allan. With many household movie titles under his belt such as grease, pulp fiction, and saturday night fever, the actor is truly one of hollywoods biggest superstar. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. John travolta starred as danny and olivia newtonjohn played sandy from the broadway musical. Sort john travolta movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. John travolta reveals two hidden details from saturday. Thanks to a broken zipper, olivia newton john had to be sewn into the pants she was wearing during the carnival scene. John travolta is a big fan of that grease internet theory that went viral that costar olivia newtonjohns sandy is actually dead in the film morbid, yes. The movie grease was made in 1978 and until now, 40 years later, this question still persist that recently variety came out with an article regarding this. Things you never knew about the movie grease the delite. The film depicts the lives of greaser danny zuko travolta and. Released on june 16, 1978, grease was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highestgrossing musical film ever at the time.
John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original. The pair reunited as danny and sandy from their classic movie grease after more than forty years for. I got chills theyre multiplying and im losing control. Travolta was still coping with the death of his girlfriend, actress diana hyland, in march 1977, and often called greases director seeking support. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original choices.
Good girl sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a. Danny and sandy met over the summer and reunite when. Search, discover and share your favorite grease gifs. Met john travolta, olivia newtonjohn en stockard channing.
Thousands of fans travel to see john travolta and olivia. The meet n grease singalong event, held at the coral sky amphitheater in west palm beach, florida, featured a screening of the film where the audience was encouraged to dress up and singalong. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. More than 40 years after the release of grease, john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reprised their roles of danny zuko and sandy olsson for a. How old were the actors in the movie grease answers. How grease beat the odds and became the biggest movie. Good girl sandy olsson olivia newton john and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. Jun 24, 2019 travolta and newton john reunited in 1983 for the critically panned romantic comedy two of a kind, and then again in 2012 for a christmas album, this christmas, which had better sales in newton.
John travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, et al. Accordingly, john really did sing alongside olivia newtonjo. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reunite in their. John joseph travolta was born in englewood, new jersey, one of six children of helen travolta nee helen cecilia burke and salvatoresamuel j. When they unexpectedly discover theyre now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance. Travolta, a highschool dropout from new jersey, had entered americas living rooms two years earlier as a wisecracking brooklyn highschool meatball in the hit sitcom welcome back, kotter. Hoofdrolspelers john travolta en olivia newtonjohn waren dit weekend. Jun 01, 2018 john travolta is a big fan of that grease internet theory that went viral that costar olivia newtonjohns sandy is actually dead in the film morbid, yes. Why, this car could be systematic hydromatic, ultramatic why, it could be greased lightnin. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide. John travolta danny zuko since singing greased lightnin with the tbirds, john has continued to have a successful career in both tv and film, most notably starring in.
The travolta dvd collection collects three films from the beginning of john travoltas career after he was plucked from the cast of the tv sitcom welcome back, kotter. Ellen travolta was born on october 6, 1939 in englewood, new jersey, usa. Born february 18, 1954, in englewood, john travolta was the youngest of six children in a family of entertainers. Do you see a resemblance between her and her brother. His father was of italian descent and his mother was of irish ancestry. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newton john, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin allstar cast.
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