I'll start. Rydell High as depicted in the opening was shot at Venice High.

Paramount wanted a female singing star for the movie because they had a stake in the soundtrack. They recommended Linda Ronstadt or Carly Simon for Sandy. Thank God that didn't happen.

by Anonymousreply 17July 2, 2020 7:31 AM

Sonny called Eve Arden a whore in Italian.

by Anonymousreply 1June 8, 2020 3:40 AM

Stockard is rocking Rizzo, a role she got after Lucie Arnaz withdrew from contention. Strangely, Adrienne Barbeau, Broadway's original Rizzo was never considered, even though she was on "Maude".

by Anonymousreply 2June 8, 2020 3:45 AM

Turns out that a hickey from Kenicke is NOT better than a Hallmark card.

by Anonymousreply 3June 8, 2020 3:47 AM

What’s better than Olivia Newton John in Grease?

Come on Eileen.

by Anonymousreply 4June 8, 2020 3:48 AM

Conaway was fucking almost all the girls on the set, his favorite was Susan Buchner who player Patty. Conaway insisted on giving real hickeys to Stockard. Olivia's sister, Rona, ended up marrying Conaway briefly.

by Anonymousreply 5June 8, 2020 4:01 AM

[quote] Stockard is rocking Rizzo, a role she got after Lucie Arnaz withdrew from contention.

She looked old for high school, though.

by Anonymousreply 6June 8, 2020 4:10 AM

[quote]Strangely, Adrienne Barbeau, Broadway's original Rizzo was never considered, even though she was on "Maude".

Answered your own question. And compared to the rest of the Pink Ladies, her tits were HUGE. No bouncing on the bed during Sandra Dee, put an eye out.

by Anonymousreply 7June 8, 2020 4:17 AM

They blocked out shit, tits and cream from "Greased Lightning". The inside joke from the song is when Travolta uses Saran Wrap, which was considered an alternative for condoms.

Dinah Manoff had pretty big tits as well.

by Anonymousreply 8June 8, 2020 4:31 AM

Randall Kleiser badly wants Lucie, he even auditioned with her in front of the Paramount execs. Michael Eisner didn't like her at all. Lucie was committed to Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune in stock an had already been paid $5,000, which Arnaz said, to her, was a lot of money to pay back. It was getting close to decision time and Paramount still hadn't made the offer. She tried to force their hand by saying if they didn't make a decision she was going with BBB. They didn't offer and Stockard Channing, who was an Allan Carr client, got the job. Arnaz sadly relates that Tommy Tune withdrew from BBB because he had a better offer.

by Anonymousreply 9June 8, 2020 4:41 AM

Did Conaway fuck Allan Carr to get to play Kenickie?

by Anonymousreply 10June 8, 2020 4:46 AM

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by Anonymousreply 11July 2, 2020 4:55 AM

If I was ever to dress in DRAG it would be Stockard Channing as Rizzo in Grease wearing those PINK hot pants.

by Anonymousreply 12July 2, 2020 5:05 AM

Oh, good. They'll be nice and smudged.

by Anonymousreply 13July 2, 2020 5:11 AM

I think they also auditioned France Jolie for the "Sandy" role. She was younger and had the club hit "Come to me"

by Anonymousreply 14July 2, 2020 6:47 AM

It would be interesting to see the movie remade with actual high school age actors. ONJ and Stockard were in their 30s when “Grease” was filmed, and ONJ is 6 years older than Travolta. Sandy was a cougar!

by Anonymousreply 15July 2, 2020 7:03 AM

I heard Conaway married ONJ’s sister because he couldn’t land the real article.

His and Travolta’s friendship supposedly ended when Jeff woke up to find John going down on him

by Anonymousreply 16July 2, 2020 7:27 AM

R16 No wonder he turned to drugs. How sad.

by Anonymousreply 17July 2, 2020 7:31 AM

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