Her request was clever since the two singles written by John Farrar are the most famous: You’re the One that I Want and Hopelessly Devoted to You. When she agreed to join Grease, Olivia Newton-John insisted for her musician to work on at least two songs of the film. In 1974, she represented the United Kingdom and arrived in fourth place at the Eurovision contest, won by Abba. She hesitated to accept the role of Sandy Olson because of her successful singing career. Olivia Newton-John: A starĪlthough John Travolta exploded in Saturday Night Fever, Olivia Newton-John was the real star on set. However, he quickly calmed down when he met Rona Newton-John, Olivia's sister, and his future wife. Rumors say the actor was rarely alone in his room. Jeff Conaway, who plays Kenickie, gave Stockard Channing real hickeys before the cinema drive-in scene. ![]() Other actors did use their time well during filming. John Travolta insisted for her to play Sandy. Although Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta recently admitted their mutual attraction on set, nothing happened between them. Olivia Newton-John in “Grease” PARAMOUNT PICTURES / Photo12 via AFP Filming romancesĭuring the filming, the actors flirted nonstop. Sewn into her “Bad Sandy” look, Olivia Newton-John had to dance almost constantly in 46 degrees weather. Taking seven hours to film, the scene featuring " You’re the One that I Want" was one of the most exhausting. Found in a thrift job, the piece was already vintage in 1978. The most legendary part of her look? Leather pants so tight they had to be sewn onto her body. With her bardot top, lax curls and fiery lipstick, Olivia Newton-John became an icon. ![]() A tailor-made pair of pantsĪlthough it would be offensive today to depict a woman completely changing her look to seduce a man, we must admit that Sandy's transformation into a rock’n’roll icon is one of the most glamour in film history. Fun fact: before being cast as Danny, John Travolta played a secondary role in the musical on Broadway. Although director Randal Kleiser kept a few aspects in his film, the most scandalous lyrics were removed from the songs, to allow Grease to be shown everywhere, in theatres and on TV. Suggestive dances, erotic innuendos, teenage hormones… Far from a family film, the musical was meant for an older public. ![]() Grease is an adaptation of a musical created in Chicago by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey in 1971. Grease PARAMOUNT PICTURES / Photo12 via AFP A sexual musical
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