Stephanie retaliates by kissing the next man who walks in the door, who happens to be Michael. Michael eventually meets Stephanie, and quickly becomes smitten with her.Īt the local bowling alley, a game ("Score Tonight") turns sour from the animosity between Johnny and Stephanie.
Frenchy has returned to Rydell to obtain her diploma so she can start her own cosmetics company (as preluded with “ Beauty School Dropout” in the previous film). He is introduced to the school atmosphere by former Pink Lady Frenchy, who agreed to help show Michael around. The Pink Ladies are now led by Stephanie Zinone, who feels she has "outgrown" her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Johnny Nogerelli, the arrogant, chauvinistic (and rather immature) leader of the motorcycle-riding T-Birds.Ī new arrival comes in the form of clean-cut British student Michael Carrington (a cousin of Sandy Olsson from the previous film). Principal McGee and her secretary, Blanche, react as the students-including the laid-back, ruffian T-Birds, and their trendy, “bad-girl” counterparts, the Pink Ladies-arrive at high school ("Back to School Again"). It is 1961, two years after the events of the prior film, and the first day of school has arrived ("Alma Mater" from the original stage musical). Despite this, Grease 2 maintains a devoted fan base decades after its release.
Despite breakout roles for Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, and Christopher McDonald, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics. The film was released in United States theaters on June 11, 1982, and grossed $15 million against a production budget of $11 million, a far cry from its predecessor's $132 million domestic box office. The plot returns to Rydell High School two years after the original film's graduation, with a largely new cast, led by Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer in her first starring role. Originally titled More Grease, the film was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who choreographed the original stage production and prior film. Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film Grease, adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
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