
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.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
The Movie is based on
Book by Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
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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

Year
1978
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb

Year
1978
Pages
216
Book Rate
8.16
S: Goodreads
Book
Grease
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“The movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer and because books are internal.”
SCOTT TUROW (Writer)

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