History Main / GreaserDelinquents

* ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' is about a conflict between Polish-American and Puerto Rican greasers.

* This was one of the larger and more well-known youth subcultures in the 1950's and the first half of 1960's, but with different regional spins on it.. Most greasers in the West Coast were Latino, focused around hot-rods, and would later give way to the cholos of the present day. Greasers in the Northeast were usually Italian-American (except in Massachusetts where they were more Irish-American due to a sizable amount of Irish immigrants in the state, especially in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}) and focused more on fashion. The Midwest and The South had a predominantly Irish-American greaser scene that was more focused on motorcycles. Street gangs were common in all of the subcultures, although it also existed outside of gangs as a working-class subculture and a fashion statement. African-American youth didn't really get involved in the subculture that much. Ironic, as the main music behind the scene, Rock & Roll and Rockabilly, originated in Southern Black culture.

* Creator/StephenKing seems to have something of a bad memory of them, because many greasers appear as antagonists in his works and in their [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptations]], from [[TheBully bullies]] to [[AxCrazy downright psychos]]. Examples include:

* Creator/JamesDean is famous for playing Greasers. Oddly enough, his role in ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'', often considered the TropeCodifier of the portrayal of greasers in pop culture, was not a role as a greaser.

* The French "Blousons Noirs" (also called "loubards"): literally "Black Jackets", urban, poor or working-class youth who had a fascination with American culture, mostly rock'n'roll and motorcycles. Caused riots in Paris in the early 1960s. In the 1980's, particularly in the Banlieue (the poor suburbs of the big cities), the culture got fragmented into a multitude of other similar subcultures, still with the greaser culture at heart.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E3Rosa "Rosa"]], Krasko, a far-future time-travelling criminal up to villainy in 1950s USA, dresses and acts like a stereotypical period greaser (although he has a moustache, whereas the typical greaser was clean-shaven). He also has a flashy car and impersonates a mechanic as part of his plot.

* The French "Blousons Noirs": literally "Black Jackets", urban, poor or working-class youth who had a fascination with American culture, mostly rock'n'roll and motorcycles. Caused riots in Paris in the early 1960s. In the 1980's, particularly in the Banlieue (the poor suburbs of the big cities), the culture got fragmented into a multitude of other similar subcultures, still with the greaser culture at heart.
* The Swedish "Raggare", who are obsessed with hot rods and American cars, but also with other aspects of American culture, especially those with connection to the 1950s and the American South. Raggare are a large, active but aging sub-culture in Sweden and have been seen on national stamps, and there are more 1950s American-made cars in their country than in the United States! An influx of American cars in the 1970s, shipped back on the same boats bringing over Saabs and Volvos, created a resurgence with Raggare coexisting with punks. Calling them "delinquents" nowadays would be a little misleading though, as most of their members today are either young adults or middle-aged men.

The Greaser Delinquent is today more or less a DeadHorseTrope outside of {{period piece}}s. Since the original greasers tend to be today already grandparents, the today's greasers tend to be more like history re-enactment and keeping the 'Golden Age of Rock and Roll' legacy alive rather than being antisocial louts. For example, most Raggare in Sweden tend to be rather respectable members of the society, and building, restoring and customizing [[CoolCar historical American (and Swedish) vehicles]] and playing live rockabilly and rock and roll music is a hallmark of their culture. Many of the women either sew their clothes from original materials and patterns, or restore authentic clothes of the era.

The Greaser Delinquent is today more or less a DeadHorseTrope. Since the original greasers tend to be today already grandparents, the today's greasers tend to be more like history re-enactment and keeping the 'Golden Age of Rock and Roll' legacy alive rather than being antisocial louts. For example, most Raggare in Sweden tend to be rather respectable members of the society, and building, restoring and customizing [[CoolCar historical American (and Swedish) vehicles]] and playing live rockabilly and rock and roll music is a hallmark of their culture. Many of the women either sew their clothes from original materials and patterns, or restore authentic clothes of the era.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E3Rosa "Rosa"]], Krasko, a far-future time-travelling criminal up to villainy in 1950s USA, dresses and acts like a stereotypical period greaser. He also has a flashy car and impersonates a mechanic as part of his plot.

* The French "Blousons Noirs": literally "Black Jackets", urban, poor or working-class youth who had a fascination with American culture, mostly rock'n'roll and motorcycles. Caused riots in Paris in the early 1960s. In the 1980's, particularly in the Banlieue (the poor suburbs of the big cities), the culture got fragmented into a multitude of other similar subcultures, still with the greaser culture at heart. More about it can be found [[https://dbeatbat.tumblr.com/post/35482965418/loubards-sans-fards-odile-naudin-loubards-sans here]].

* In ''OnceUponATimeInLondon'' Jewish mob boss Jack Spot hires three Teddy Boys to murder his rival Billy Hill.

* Ralph Bakshi's animated film ’'WesternAnimation/HeyGoodLookin'' has the main character Vinny and his gang, the Stompers.

* ''VideoGame/MafiaII'': Greasers are the focus of the chapter "[[ShoutOut The Wild Ones]]", where a gang of them brashly decide to [[BullyingADragon pick a fight with the mafia]] for selling bootleg cigarettes on "their turf". The mobsters respond by killing their leader, torching their bar, massacring dozens of them in a shootout,[[labelnote:*]]Though in fairness, the mobsters weren't looking to kill anyone; just to beat them up a bit with baseball bats to teach them a lesson. It was the greasers who escalated it into a shootout.[[/labelnote]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stealing their hot rods]] to compensate for [[DisproportionateRetribution the greasers trashing their shipment of cigs]].
* The Tunnel Snakes from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' are modeled after the Greaser lifestyle.
* The Kings in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' are a hybrid of Greasers and {{Elvis impersonator}}s. Of course, they're generally a good group of people led by a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, who is simply called "The King". There is also a raider gang actually called the Greasers inhabiting the North Vegas sewers.
* The Atom Cats of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' are modeled after 1950s hot rod greasers. Lacking actual hot rods to work with, they make do with PoweredArmor. When they aren't kitting out their suits, they're holding poetry nights and offering their technical expertise out to the local farm in exchange for food.
* Richard Miller, the protagonist of the first ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' game, is not a greaser, but has a very Greaser-inspired look.

* The American port of ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' changes the Japanese {{Delinquents}} into Greasers.

* Eugene the koala from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' has a greaser-inspired look.
* ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'': Tony [=DelVecchio=].
* Teenaged Sims can dress like this in the ''VideoGame/{{The Sims 2}}'' Nightlife ExpansionPack which also fittingly introduced personal cars to the game. The Freetime expansion pack adds a [[TheAllegedCar junk car]] that mechanically-inclined Sims can restore into a CoolCar, taking the Greaser archetype even further.

* Japanese "Bosozoku" {{delinquents}} originated in the 1960s and had strong similarities to the greaser subculture until the late 1980s.

** In Japan, the Bosozoku bikers/delinquents have a huge stylistic influence of the 50s greaser culture, as well. (The bosozoku are basically a combination of the aesthetics of Samurai, World War 2 soldiers and American greasers.) Unlike their western counterparts, Bosozoku continue to exist even today.

** Blue Suede Heartstrings is a subversion. He is an Alicorn god who usually [[GodInHumanForm appears as a mortal]], with his most preferred form being a unicorn stallion who bears the trademark pompadour, [[HellBentForLeather black leather jacket]], and sunglasses. His entry notes that his appearance and popularity played a direct role in birthing the Second-Age Greaser movement, and after the Second Age itself ended, his reputation endured long enough that he inspired another movement in the Fourth Age. However, he has sometimes appeared in flashy outfits during concerts, and personality-wise, he's very humble, kindhearted, and [[AllLovingHero friendly to almost everyone he meets]]. Ironically, he's also devoutly religious even after Ascending to godhood, and worships a deity that is believed by many in-universe to be the ancient god Equus, whom he calls "The King in Heaven". Many gods and goddesses have tried making him dress appropriately according to his divine station after discovering his true form, but being so humble, he always refuses to comply.

* ''VideoGame/MafiaII'': Greasers are the focus of the chapter "[[ShoutOut The Wild Ones]]", where a gang of them brashly decide to [[BullyingADragon pick a fight with the mafia]] for selling bootleg cigarettes on "their turf". The mobsters respond by killing their leader, torching their bar, massacring dozens of them in a shootout,[[labelnote:*]]Though in all fairness, the mobsters weren't looking to kill anyone; just to beat them up with baseball bats to teach them a lesson. It was the greasers who escalated it into a shootout.[[/labelnote]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stealing their hot rods]] to compensate for [[DisproportionateRetribution their ruined cig shipment]].

* ''VideoGame/MafiaII'': Greasers are the focus of the chapter "[[ShoutOut The Wild Ones]]", where a gang of them brashly decide to [[BullyingADragon pick a fight with the mafia]] for selling bootleg cigarettes on "their turf". The mobsters respond by killing their leader, torching their bar, massacring dozens of them in a shootout,[[labelnote:*]]Though in all fairness, the mobsters weren't looking to kill anyone; just beat them up with baseball bats to teach them a lesson. It was the greasers who escalated it into a shootout.[[/labelnote]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stealing their hot rods]] to compensate for [[DisproportionateRetribution the greasers ruining their shipment of cigs]].

* ''VideoGame/MafiaII'': Greasers are the focus of the chapter "[[ShoutOut The Wild Ones]]", where a gang of them [[SarcasmMode wisely]] decide to [[BullyingADragon pick a fight with the mafia]] and torch Vito and Joe's truck carrying a shipment of bootleg cigarettes because they were selling the cigs on "their turf". The mobsters respond by [[DisproportionateRetribution killing their leader, trashing their bar,]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge massacring dozens of them in a shootout,]][[labelnote:*]]In all fairness to the mobsters, they were just planning to beat them up with baseball bats to teach them a lesson and were under orders not to kill anyone. It was the greasers who escalated it into a shootout.[[/labelnote]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stealing their hot rods to compensate for the ruined shipment]].

** In Japan, the Bosozoku bikers/delinquents have a huge stylistic influence of the 50s greaser culture, as well. (The bosozoku are basically a combination of the aesthetics of Samurai, World War 2 soldiers and american greasers.) Unlike their western counterparts, Bosozoku continue to exist even today.

* Music/SkidRow's 18 And life has Ricky with his friend wearing greaser jackets, then Ricky murders his friend. 18 And life got remade, though Kevin Michael Lee replaces Ricky.

* Greasers are a common sight in horror punk, perhaps because of the association of the genre with {{DooWop}} (and maybe the origins of the Misfits). Notable examples are Calabrese (three Italian-american brothers with a greaser look), Mister Monster, or the explicitly named Hellgreaser.

* Greasers are a common sight in horror punk, perhaps because of the association of the genre with {{DooWop}} (and maybe the origins of the Misfits). Notable examples are Calabrese (three italian-american brothers with a greaser look), Mister Monster, or the explicitly named Hellgreaser.
* Music/SkidRow 18 And life has Ricky with his friend wearing greaser jackets, then Ricky murders his friend. 18 And life got remade though Kevin Michael Lee replaces Ricky.