Grease (1978)
dir Randal Kleiser
Originally watched on July 26, 2026.
Damn it! They got me. I love Grease. I think I just love 70s-does-50s in general. Rocky Horror, Grease, uh, Rocky Horror, uh, Grease… okay moving on.
My knowledge of Grease began in elementary school, when some of the moms had organized for their sons to perform Grease Lightning for the talent show. This was maybe third grade? Fourth grade? Well long story short, I remember bullying those boys to hell and back over that little dance number. I was evil. I’m so, so sorry. And Grease rocks actually.
First off, the hair is sooooo goooood. Let’s take a minute to admire.
Ladies and gentlemen and everybody else, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta!
Hot curlers, hairspray, oil based pomade, and a thin tooth comb if you were wondering…
My favorite things in Grease:
- Frenchy’s brief pink hair moment (she totally should’ve kept it)
- Beauty School Dropout, of course
- When Danny starts running track to prove to himself (?) that he’s more than a greaser (??)
- You’re The One That I Want. Best song in the whole dang thing
- The flying car…
