Grease
Fifties nostalgia show
Grease is a 1978 musical film set in a 1950s high school, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
The title evokes the era's greaser subculture—young men with slicked-back hair and leather jackets.
We watched Grease at the sleepover.
The film spawned a sequel and stage revivals. (Lowercase grease is the oily substance.)
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
doo-wop · drive-in · revival · sing-along · Travolta
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- 70sdisco, bell-bottoms, Saturday Night Fever, pet rock, leisure suits
- 70s CinemaThe Godfather, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Annie
- Paramount FilmsThe Godfather, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Top Gun, Indiana Jones
- Stage RomanceRomeo and Juliet, balcony scene, love duet, romantic lead, leading lady
Greasefriction
Resistance between touching surfaces
abrasion · resistance · drag · roughness · traction
Greasedryness
Absence of moisture
cleanliness · purity · solvent · degreaser · powder
GreaseLes Misérables
Sweeney Todd · West Side Story · Miss Saigon · Phantom of the Opera · Hamilton
- elbow greaseStrenuous physical effort
- grease someone's palmPay for corrupt favor
- greasy spoonInexpensive casual restaurant
- grease gunsPressurized lubricant dispensers
- bacon greaseRendered pork fat
- greased lightningExtreme swiftness metaphor
greasy, greased, greasing, degrease, greaser, degreaser, ungreased, degreasing, greasiness