Grease (1978) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Grease

Randal Kleiser, 1978

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Grease
Ron De Christoforo, 1978

NOVELIZATION

Grease is a movie novelization written by Ron De Christoforo in 1978 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Randal Kleiser in 1978. The movie features John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

The Movie is based on

Book cover
Grease (1972)
Book by Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey

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RATING

7.2

/ 10

Movie Poster: Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978)

8.1

/ 10

Book Cover: Grease (Ron De Christoforo, 1978)

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Storyline

In the summer of 1958, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy Olsson meet at the beach and fall in love. The Pink Ladies, a clique of greaser girls, also arrive, consisting of leader Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty, and Jan. After her parents decide not to return to Australia, Sandy enrolls at Rydell and becomes friends with Frenchy, who is considering dropping out of school to become a beautician.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Grease, the 1978 movie by Randal Kleiser

Year

1978

Minutes

110

Movie Rate

7.20

Source: IMDb

Movie

Grease

Country: USA

Year: 1978

Length: 1h50m

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Cover of Grease, the 1978 book by Ron De Christoforo

Year

1978

Pages

216

Book Rate

8.16

S: Goodreads

Book

Grease

Country: USA

First published in: 1978

Length: 216 pages

Genre: Play

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Cover of Grease, the 1978 book by Ron De Christoforo

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