There were all sorts of reasons that Grease shouldn’t have worked: it was coming at the tail end of the musical’s golden age in 1978, it was a period piece, and its stars were way, way too old to be playing teenagers — yet something about that perfect lead casting of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and those irresistible songs made it a phenomenon. Now, as Paramount re-releases Grease in a new sing-a-long format, Movieline called up director Randal Kleiser to reminisce and dish. Want to know what he thinks of Grease 2 , modern-day musicals, or his very first role in a student film directed by George Lucas? Read on.
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Grease Director Randal Kleiser on the Sing-A-Long, the Sequel, and Rooming with George Lucas
