IHGB #295: Grease 2
Hello everyone!
Today’s podcast is another in my “It’s a Love Story” series, sponsored by my book of the same name, which celebrates four years of existence this month. What in the world?
We’ve done 21 of these episodes, and traditionally, when we come up with a quintessential love story, something a little more mainstream than Grease 2 comes to mind. I imagine the majority of you haven’t even seen Grease 2, let alone knew it existed. I’d like to take this time to plead my case. Just listen to this synopsis:
Stephanie Zinone is the leader of Rydell High School’s Pink Ladies, a gang of girls who are counterparts of the school’s group of greasers called the T-Birds. Stephanie is tired of her relationship with top T-Bird Johnny Nogerelli, so she breaks up with him and quickly catches the eye of English exchange student Michael Carrington. Hoping to win her over, Michael tries to overcome his nerdy ways while holding off the jealous Johnny.
Grease 2 taught us that brainy students who know Shakespeare can also be cool riders. We learned that high school talent shows in the 60s had legitimate production value, and anyone can learn the ins and outs of reproduction through the magic of song and dance. It was fun AND educational.
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HERE is an oral history of how Grease 2 became a cult classic.
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I LOVE Grease 2!! I also can’t remember the 1st time I ever saw it, it has just always been there and I watch it any chance I get.
Grease 2 is one of my FAVORITE movies!! It’s so bad, it’s fantastic! When it first came out, I went every Saturday to the matinee, which was 2 bucks at the tiem. I saw it probably 8 times in the theater. I was very sad when it was pulled.