Sandy joins the Pink Ladies consisting of Rizzo, Jan, Frenchy and Marty after befriending Frenchy, the aspiring beautician and she begins to tell them about her summer with the hit tune 'Summer Nights' with parallel editing we see Danny Zuko also telling the T Birds consisting of Kenickie, Sonny, Doody and Putzie about what happened on the beach. Humourously their stories differ with her telling a romantic version and him telling the typical lads story to try and earn some respect from his pals, and to add to the laughs neither one knows that the other is at the school. Soon the Pink Ladies find out about Sandy's mystery guy being Danny Zuko and decide to reunite them at a school football match much to Sandy's disappointment when she see's him acting up in order to maintain the image he's built. Then comes the longing look from Danny as Sandy storms off in a rage.
Rather than go on about everything that happens in detail, I'll do a quick synopsis - Pink Ladies have a sleepover, T Birds show up, Rizzo and Kenickie get it on in the back of his car (height of classiness), Leader of the Scorpians (hated by the T Birds) turns up and bumps into Kenickie's car. The T Birds repair the car and while imagining the outcome they begin singing 'Grease Lightning', the whole gang are at Frosty Palace and Danny tries to apologise to Sandy then decides to join the Jocks in order to win her affections and try to impress her. Danny and Sandy get back together and are intruded upon on their date by the rest and danny struggles to maintain his bravado in front of his friends. Danny takes Sandy to the dance and manages to upset her once again by dancing with Cha Cha, making us think either he is very insensitive or she is oversensitive. To make matters worse his next romantic endevour also goes wrong at the drive in, he goes to give her his ring but ends up elbowing her in the chest then sniggers, after becoming overcome with lust he tries it on but prim and proper Sandy is having none of that behaviour. Rizzo thinks she is pregnant and news of this soon spreads.
Now for the action that each viewer was probably hoping for, with a race between the T birds versus the Scorpians, Danny manages to win with a little help from the car grease lightning. As Sandy watches on she decides it is about time she does some of the running for Danny and asks Frenchy for help. The school carnival begins and Sandy turns up wearing a lather jacket, skin tight pants, red high heel sandals and smoking a cigarette causing the men to drool over her and a new image revamp. Danny is utterly shocked and any viewers watching will not be able to not divulge in that moment when his mouth drops open in utter amazement. Danny and Sandy reconnect their romance singing the catchy song 'Your the One That I Want' that recharges the atmosphere of the film entirely, with the gang all coming back together for one last sing song of 'We Go Together' then Danny and Sandy flying off in his car into the sky highly unrealistic but a perfect ending to this musical. The chemistry between the cast really sets the film off making it appeal to everyone and also become relatable to viewers, so if you don't mind a old classic musical that contains overly acted roles that just make you smile then give this film a watch if you haven't already!
This old time classic is sure to get you singing along to whichever song that is thrown your way. The songs include - Grease, Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Sandy, Beauty School Drop Out, Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee, Grease Lightning, Blue Moon, There Are Worse Things I Could Do, We go Together, Your the One That I Want.
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