November 5, 2017
67 minutes
Documentary
The Grease Story
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
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Cast
John Travolta
(Danny Zuko)
Olivia Newton-John
(Sandy Olsson)
Jeff Conaway
(Kenickie (archive footage))
Barry Pearl
(Doody)
Michael Tucci
(Sonny)
Kelly Ward
(Putzie)
Stockard Channing
(Betty Rizzo)
Didi Conn
(Frenchy)
Jamie Donnelly
(Jan)
Dinah Manoff
(Marty Maraschino)
Eddie Deezen
(Eugene Felsnic)
Susan Buckner
(Patty Simcox)
Lorenzo Lamas
(Tom Chisum)
Dennis Stewart
(Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo (archive footage))
Annette Charles
(Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio (archive footage))
Eve Arden
(Principal McGee (archive footage))
Dody Goodman
(Blanche Hodel (archive footage))
Sid Caesar
(Coach Calhoun (archive footage))
Alice Ghostley
(Mrs. Murdock (archive footage))
Darrell Zwerling
(Mr. Lynch (archive footage))
Dick Patterson
(Mr. Rudie)
Fannie Flagg
(Nurse Wilkins)
Ellen Travolta
(Waitress)
Frankie Avalon
(Teen Angel)
Edd Byrnes
(Vince Fontaine)
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