Grease 2 Details

This unprepossessing sequel to the massive John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John hit is notable for a great title song by the Four Tops and a then little known Michelle Pfeiffer in a clinging short skirt. This is the story of Rydell High School some years on from those halcyon days of drainpipe trousers and stiff petticoats. The problem is that director/choreographer Patricia Birch tries to bring those high steppin', arm-waving innocent production values to an altogether grittier era of emerging 1960s liberalism. It doesn't work, but you could spend the time spotting relatives of the stars — Liza Minnelli's step-sister, Lorna Luft, is the most “distinguished”.

Despite the mixture as before, this sequel was a resounding flop in all departments, perhaps proving that the success of the original was only a fluke of timing.