Grease 2

Grease 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatricia Birch
Written byKen Finkleman
Based onGrease
by Jim Jacobs
Warren Casey
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrank Stanley
Edited byJohn F. Burnett
Music byLouis St. Louis
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 11, 1982 (1982-06-11)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11.2 million
Box office$15.2 million[2]

Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film, and a standalone sequel to the 1978 film Grease, adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. 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. 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.

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. Despite breakthrough roles for Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, and Christopher McDonald, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Despite this, Grease 2 maintains a devoted fan base decades after its release.[3]

  1. ^ "Grease 2 (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. June 14, 1982. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Why 'Grease 2' scores with fans nearly 4 decades later". TODAY.com. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-08-09.