History Film / Grease

*** TheBigGuy: Sonny

* TheCastShowOff: In the movie, the two leads [[{{MyFriendsandZoidberg}} and Rizzo]] never pass up an opportunity to show the singing & dancing abilities. The play, however, is an ensemble piece, giving virtually every speaking role a chance to sing.

* TheCastShowOff: In the movie, the two leads [[{{My Friends... and Zoidberg
}} and Rizzo]] never pass up an opportunity to show the singing & dancing abilities. The play, however, is an ensemble piece, giving virtually every speaking role a chance to sing.

* TheCastShowOff: The two leads never pass up an opportunity to show the singing & dancing abilities.

* OddNameOut: In the play, Roger is this to the other greaser boys, who are named Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny (in the move, Roger's name is changed to "Putzie", perhaps to subvert this). In both the play and the movie, Jan is this to the other Pink Ladies, who are named Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty. [[{{Theme Naming}}It makes sense that Roger and Jan are a couple!]]

* Odd Name Out: In the play, Roger is this to the other greaser boys, who are named Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny (in the move, Roger's name is changed to "Putzie", perhaps to subvert this). In both the play and the movie, Jan is this to the other Pink Ladies, who are named Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty. [[{{Theme Naming}}It makes sense that Roger and Jan are a couple!]]

* Odd Name Out: In the play, Roger is this to the other greaser boys, who are named Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny (in the move, Roger's name is changed to "Putzie", perhaps to subvert this). In both the play and the movie, Jan is this to the other Pink Ladies, who are named Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty. It makes sense that Roger and Jan are a couple!

* BeYourself: [[InvertedTrope No]] heres a better idea. Change absolutly everything about yourself for the fleeting teenage affections of some Greaser who didn't like you when you weren't dressed like a tramp.

* YouDontWantToDieAVirginDoYou: In the prologue to the original film. "It's not ruining it. It's making it better!"

*** SixthRanger: Sandy (also TheHeart)

* SmokingIsCool: Its the fifties, what did you expect?

* {{EmbarrassingFirstName}}: As Miss Lynch likes to point out in the play, Sonny's real name is Dominic. As she points out for Johnny Casino, his is Clarence.
* {{EmbarrassingNickname}}: For Putzie/Roger, "Putz"/"Rump". Partially averted in that he does not seem to particularly mind.

*** TheChick: Putzie/Roger
*** TheSmartGuy: Doody

*** TheChick: Doody
*** TheSmartGuy: Putzie/Roger

* {{EmbarassingFirstName}}: As Miss Lynch likes to point out in the play, Sonny's real name is Dominic. As she points out for Johnny Casino, his is Clarence.

* Adorkable: Doody. Whether he is awkwardly attempting to ask Frenchy out in the play or the only T-Bird in the movie who hesitates at the thought of racing at Thunder Road, he still manages to have a fun presence nevertheless. Justified in that he is the youngest of the Greasers, although this factoid is [[AllInTheManual ONLY made explicit in his script bio]].

* Mooning: Putzie/Roger's favorite pastime. Made explicit in the play in a [[CrowningMomentofFunny duet where he serenades Jan with a song about mooning]]. Alluded to in the film as he is the only T-Bird who SHAKES his rear on national television (to the amusement of the Frosty Palace woman who notices it).

*** TheSmartGuy: Roger/Putzie

* {{Mooning}}

Arguably the 1978 film version is more famous than the musical. In that one, Sandy was renamed from Sandy Dumbrowski to Sandy Olson, and her origin was changed from somewhere else in America to Australia to account for the star cast for the role: Olivia Newton-John. The film also featured John Travolta (in the role that solidified his fame after the 1977 blockbuster ''SaturdayNightFever'') as Danny, along with Jeff Conaway (who, ironically, had played virtually every important male character *except* Kenickie in the stage musical) and Stockard Channing.

Arguably the 1978 film version is more famous than the musical. In that one, Sandy was renamed from Sandy Dumbrowski to Sandy Olson, and her origin was changed from somewhere else in America to Australia to account for the star cast for the role: Olivia Newton-John. The film also featured John Travolta (in the role that solidified his fame after the 1977 blockbuster ''SaturdayNightFever'') as Danny, along with Jeff Conaway (who, ironically, played Danny in the musical) and Stockard Channing.

** The T-Birds:

* TroubledButCute: The T-birds. Especially Kenickie, who's generally a {{jerkass}} but who doesn't hesitate to take responsibility and try to do what he considers the right thing [[spoiler:when he thinks he's gotten his girlfriend Rizzo pregnant]].

[[{{Grease2}} There is a sequel]], which has practically no characters in common with the original ('cept for Frenchie who was held back a year), but the plot is almost entirely the same except that now the nice foreign kid is male, with a bad-girl love interest. It's only really worth watching for the SoBadItsGood factor and the "Reproduction" song (and for starring a young Michelle Pfeiffer).

* AlphaBitch: Rizzo, with the Pink Ladies as her GirlPosse, except for Frenchie, who still befriends Sandy. Also a subversion, since Rizzo's ''not'' the typical cheerleader but a sexy and straightforward "bad girl".

*** TheSmartGuy: Doodie

*** TheChick: Roger/Putzie

*** TheChick: Frenchie

* MyHairCameOutGreen: Actually, bubble-gum pink, when Frenchie flunks tint.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Danny and Kenickie are pretty popular.

* AdaptationDistillation: The musical contains several songs and subplots cut for the movie, including "Mooning" (sung by Rump (Putzie in the movie) and Jan), "Freddy My Love" (sung by Marty), and "Shaking at the High School Hop" (a full-cast number) and others were put into the background: "Those Magic Changes" (originally sung by Doody) and "It's Raining on Prom Night" (originally sung by Sandy)

*** TheChick: Putzie