Grease 2 Grease 2 Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to "Grease", which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The film was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film and the Broadway musical. It takes place two years after the original film at Rydell High School, set in the 1961–1962 school year, with an almost entirely new cast, led by actors Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer. The film was released theatrically on June
Grease (musical) Dennis Cleveland Stewart. One prominent addition to the storyline is Craterface's pinks race against Greased Lightnin'. One of the jocks vying for Sandy's attention, again only mentioned briefly in the musical, appears on-screen, portrayed by Lorenzo Lamas. "Grease" was a major success for both Stigwood and Paramount Pictures, who re-released the film several times; the made international hits out of several of the songs. Paramount also produced a sequel "Grease 2", which had no involvement from Jacobs (who openly disapproved) or Casey and followed a younger class of students at Rydell High School. A few supporting characters (Frenchy, Eugene, Craterface