47 Years Later, the Most Famous Movie Musical of All Time Rockets Up Streaming Charts

You better shape up, because Grease is still, and always will be, the word. An iconic moment in American cinema, Grease remains one of the best movie musicals of all time. The 1978 romantic comedy directed by Randal Kleiser features one of the most singable and catchy soundtracks ever put to film, and two legendary leading performances from John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

“Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of “Grease,” the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?”

Was There a ‘Grease’ Prequel?

There was.Centered around the Rydell High School students in the early ’50s prior to Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) and Danny Zuko’s (John Travolta) arrival into the fold, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies chronicles the lives of four girls who band together after falling victim to Rydell’s increasingly conservative rules. Collider’s review of the series hailed the performances and the show as a whole:

“The feeling you have after getting halfway through Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is that you just want to spend more time with those girls, and you almost wish 22-episode seasons were still a thing so you could watch the characters existing in this world for as long as possible. There are plenty of Grease references to go around — some characters that suddenly fly into the sky, people singing to the stars, the T-Birds and Pink Ladies themselves — but the show hardly depends on them to work. Rather, it builds upon the Grease mythology to make us see the true potential of the Pink Ladies. Whatever happens next, they’ve made history already.”

The John Travolta-led movie musical is available to watch now on Pluto TV. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.