Go Grease Lightning! The Best Facts About The Film

Published on November 24, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Danny convinced Sandy

Despite Grease being one of the most successful musical films, it took quite a lot of convincing to get Olivia Newton-John to take on the role of Sandy. In fact, John Travolta turned up at her house to try and get her to take the role.

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When he turned up, he was unexpectedly starstruck by the Australian actress and to make him sound even less cool, he was fascinated by the fact that she had a swimming pool in her backyard. Looking back, Travolta must laugh at the thought considering he has a personal airport and private planes in his backyard!