lets watch grease 2, mmkay

Why does this movie get such a bad reputation? Because it's awful? Maybe, but what if it wasn't awful but it's awfully awesome? Is that a thing? Maybe I'll create that term to be used for future generations. We shall see.

Grease 2 is in my top five favorite guilty pleasure movies (and regular movies, too, don't hate). A lot of it stems from nostalgia, dancing around with my mom, pretending I was Stefani Zinone with my cousins. In fact, I had no idea there was even an original Grease until many, many moons later, so maybe that is why I consider it a bad sequel. That works.

And we begin.

We begin with Blanche and Principal McGee (from original Grease, commenting on the new school year and a whole new era. They were just happy to get rid of John Travolta and that Rizzo, I'm sure.

But of course, it is interrupted by dancing, like all things Grease.

That chick above? In the pink skirt? I wanted to be her you guys (not as much as Stefani though). She is in all the dance scenes and she is so beautiful and I love her. That is all.

We meet the pink ladies. L to R we have Dolores, Paulette (played by Judy Garlands other daughter, Lorna Luft), Sharon and Rhonda. They have a pink car. They go all the way. Note that Dolores is only a Pink Lady in training (or mascot as she hopes to become) because her big sister Paulette is mean to her. I personally think Dolores is a badass and should have a spinoff movie.

Until Stefani Zinone shows up. Played by a relatively unknown Michelle Pfieffer, she is the epitome of cool.

And they dance.

And the almighty T- Birds arrive.

L to R we have Goose (played by that one guy that is in a lot of movies like Leave It To Beaver and SLC Punk and episodes of Home Improvement and Star Trek: The Next Generation),Davey (I LOVE DAVEY), Johnny and Louis Damucci. Smoking kills, you guys.

They complain a lot about going to college but I think it's a safe bet that these kids may not even graduate. I guess we will have to wait until the end because you know they will graduate because it is a movie, but seriously these guys never seem to be in class.

This is Miss Mason, the sexy teacher with lots of hairspray. These are the snotty twins that suck up to her. That is important to know, I assure you.

"Hey girls! Ready for a great new year?"
"Mhmm! We love your hair Miss Mason!"
"Ah, thanks."
As she walks away... "All 300 pounds of it."

Foreign exhange student (and cousin of Sandy from original Grease) Michael Carrington has decided to come to school at Rydell High!

I had a thing for Maxwell Caulfield, too and it only grew from when he was dbag Rex Manning in Empire Records. Bit of trivia, he was (and maybe still is) married to Hailey Mill's sister Juliette Mills who was Tabitha on the amazing soap opera Passions! You know, the witch with the doll!? Crazy. And who better to take care of him than beauty school dropout, Frenchy (I loved Frenchy on Shining Time Station with Ringo Starr).

And in case you were wondering...

The Pink Ladies pledge:
To act cool, to look cool and to be cool.
Till death do us part, think pink!

As the first day of school resumes following the dance number, we find that over the summer Stefani Zinone and Johnny have decided to call it quits. This is a big deal for Paulette because it seems she really likes Johnny and plans to make it known that night at the bowling alley.

It's only the first day and already Michael is pissing off the T-Birds. Didn't Sandy teach you anything?

Luckily Stefani Zinone is there to comfort him after he's jilted out of a locker...and the fascination begins (you and me both, Michael).

That night they unwind at the local bowling alley. And dancing commences.

This is my favorite song of the movie.


Can we all take a moment to admire Davey's toe-touch?

Michael walks in trying to make nice, but only gets caught in Johnny and Stefani Zinone's crossfire. She tells people that since she is free of Johnny she can kiss any guy she wants...including the next guy who walks through that door...who happens to be MICHAEL CARRINGTON YOU GUYS.

This clearly does not make him too popular with the Birds.

Not long after, as the school year carries on, is the talent show auditions ran by Miss Mason. Sharon, not quite the leader but I guess the spokesperson for the Pink Ladies has rallied the gals into performing a seasonal number...Michael has agreed to play the piano and during a moment of wintersong, he engages Stefani Zinone in conversation. He asks her out several times when finally she has to kick him to the curb. And what better way to do that in a musical THAN WITH A SONG.


Later, in class, with substitute teacher Mr. Stewart (played by Tab Hunter, you guys his name was Tab!), the kids learn a little about Reproduction.


Over the course of the song, Michael gets the idea to buy a motor cycle to try and impress Stefani Zinone. I firmly believe it was because he wants to be a cool rider, like she told him.

Upon arriving at another fun-filled night of bowling, little Dolores discovers none other than CRATERFACE from original Grease. Apparently he still wants to be a bully and hasn't graduated (see I told you).

He hasn't aged a bit.

He is interrupted by a silver biker that no one knows is Michael, even when he sings in a British accent.


We also need to remember that we are in the middle of potential nuclear wars. We also need to let you know that to pay for all this motorcycle junk Michael has resorted to writing the Birds school essays in his awesome bomb shelter. In keeping those thoughts, Damucci decides to take his beloved Sharon to said shelter to convince her that if she gets down with him it's for the good of the country.


Too bad she sees right through him.

The hot silver motorcycle guy shows up at Stefani Zinone's place of employment and takes her on a romantic ride through the sunset. After kissing him she still doesn't know who he is.

But she is in love (haven't you heard?). Too bad the Birds and the Ladies don't like it.

In addition to all the crap Stefani Zinone is getting from the Birds and the Ladies, she isn't doing too well in Miss Mason's class either. She has to re-write her Shakespeare essay! So she (like everyone else) enlists Michael for help. Instead of talking about Shakespeare she vents about silver motorcycle guy to who she doesn't realize IS silver motorcycle guy. Awkward...

We've arrived at the night of the talent show. Stefani Zinone is especially nervous because she is meeting her silver motorcycle guy there. But what? He takes off as soon as he sees the Birds! And alas...jumps off a cliff. Is there any way he could have made that jump?

How will Stefani Zinone perform winter??? Maybe Paulette should take over!

Before they go on, Johnny acknowledges that he has feelings for Paulette by telling her she is dressed like a skank for the month of summer.

"Get yourself a pair of galoshes, a snow suit and scarf and BE WINTER."

Stefani Zinone sucks it up and goes on with grace.

Followed by her tragic tribute to silver motorcycle guy.

And then she wins the whole talent show. Well, the girls division. Johnny win's the boys. GOOD JOB.

Ah, we have come up on the end of the year, how time flies. Instead of a carnival, this cast celebrates with a luau. But who shows up???

SILVER MOTORCYCLE GUY.

Who reveals himself as...

MICHAEL CARRINGTON!

Even the teachers are cool with it, like it's no big deal he just crashed their luau and broke a bunch of stuff.

Now that his identity is revealed to Stefani Zinone, how will she take the news? She is thrilled, not only does she have a cool rider but he has brains to help her with her homework, too!

And they celebrate by singing.



And that is the end of Grease 2. Thank you for sharing that journey with me, now I have to go watch it again without having to pause to make captions.



*all caps by me and my DVD yo