Grease 2

UPC: 097360119343

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Given the runaway success of Grease, which became the biggest-grossing movie musical of all time, it was all but inevitable that there would be a sequel, and four years later this follow-up brought a new group of kids back to Rydell High. It's 1961, and Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the tough leader of the Pink Ladies, while Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield) is a clean-cut British exchange student. Michael likes Stephanie, but the Pink Ladies' by-laws prevent her from dating guys who aren't members of the T-Birds, their affiliated male gang. However, when a Zorro-like masked avenger on a motorcycle rescues Stephanie from a gang of ill-mannered toughs, she's eager to get to know the hero with the cool wheels. Any guesses as to who he might be? Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, and Dody Goodman return from the first film as members of the Rydell High faculty, while actual '50s teen icons Tab Hunter and Connie Stevens are on board as new members of the staff; Didi Conn as Frenchy is the only one of the students to appear in both movies. Patricia Birch, who served as choreographer on Grease, made her debut as a director on Grease 2; while she's remained active as a choreographer, she hasn't directed again since. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: ccWidescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs
Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Stereo Surround
English subtitles

Grease 2

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/10/2003

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 114 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. A New School Year [4:29]
2. First Day [6:12]
3. Extracurricular Activities [6:02]
4. Bowling [5:54]
5. Independent Kisser [5:54]
6. Talent Show Auditions [3:19]
7. Not Stephanie's Kind of Guy [6:37]
8. Sex Education [5:32]
9. Reheasals [:51]
10. Mystery Man [6:08]
11. Bomb Shelter [6:57]
12. "How About a Ride?" [6:40]
13. On the Prowl [5:50]
14. Mr. Right [2:55]
15. Deadman's Curve [10:41]
16. Calendar Girls [7:10]
17. Creating a Diversion [7:09]
18. Michael Is Accepted [5:55]

Perry Seibert

Without John Travolta or Olivia Newton-John, the makers of Grease 2 apparently believed name recognition alone would give them a hit movie. They threw together a handful of songs that had none of the charm of the tunes from the original film, and hired a cast of average performers (with two or three small exceptions) to sing them. The performers are game, but the material is so bad their efforts are thwarted at pretty much every turn. The Fabulous Baker Boys proved that Michelle Pfeiffer could sing and act. She might have been able to display those talents seven years earlier had the makers of Grease 2 come up with material worthy of her. Actors just breaking into the movie business will often appear in films that follow them like punch lines for the rest of their career. Grease 2 is that film for Pfeiffer. Although she would grow into one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of her generation, Pfeiffer will probably never quite live down singing about how she wanted to be with a "Cool Rider". On the plus side, this stands, alongside Bachelor Party as one of the highpoints of Adrian Zmed's film career. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Donna King  Actor 
Liz Sagal  Actor 
Steve M. Davison  Actor 
Dallace Winkler  Actor 
Dennis Daniels  Actor 
Steve Holladay  Actor 
Tom Villard  Actor 
Andy Tennant  Actor 
Richard Epper  Actor 
Charles McGowan  Actor 
Dennis Stewart  Actor 
Brad Jeffries  Actor 
Eddie Deezen  Actor 
Mike Runyard  Actor 
Scott Wilder  Actor 
Matt Lattanzi  Actor 
Vernon Scott  Actor 
Lucinda Dickey  Actor 
Pat Green  Actor 
Patricia Birch  Director 
Artie Butler  Composer (Music Score) 
Allan Carr  Producer 
Ken Finkleman  Screenwriter 
Louis St. Louis  Composer (Music Score) 
Robert Stigwood  Producer 
Bill Oakes  Executive Producer 
Maxwell Caulfield  Actor 
Michelle Pfeiffer  Actor 
Adrian Zmed  Actor 
Christopher McDonald  Actor 
Peter Frechette  Actor 
Leif Green  Actor 
Lorna Luft  Actor 
Maureen Teefy  Actor 
Alison Price  Actor 
Pamela Segall  Actor 
Didi Conn  Actor 
Eve Arden  Actor 
Sid Caesar  Actor 
Dody Goodman  Actor 
Tab Hunter  Actor 
Dick Patterson  Actor 
Connie Stevens  Actor 

Country: USA