Editing Grease 2 (section)

{{short description|1982 film by Patricia Birch}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Grease 2
| image          = Grease 2.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Patricia Birch]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Robert Stigwood]]
* [[Allan Carr]]
}}
| writer         = [[Ken Finkleman]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''|[[Jim Jacobs]]<br />[[Warren Casey]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster block-->
* [[Maxwell Caulfield]]
* [[Michelle Pfeiffer]]
* [[Adrian Zmed]]
* [[Lorna Luft]]
* [[Didi Conn]]
* [[Eve Arden]]
* [[Sid Caesar]]
* [[Dody Goodman]]
* [[Tab Hunter]]
* [[Connie Stevens]]
}}
| music          = [[Louis St. Louis]]
| cinematography = [[Frank Stanley (cinematographer)|Frank Stanley]]
| editing        = [[John F. Burnett]]
| studio         = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor    = Paramount Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1982|06|11}}
| runtime        = 114 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 114:14--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/CVF034824 | title=''Grease 2'' (PG) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=June 14, 1982 | access-date=September 26, 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $11.2 million
| gross          = $15.2 million<ref name=mojo/>
}}

'''''Grease 2''''' is a 1982 American [[Musical film|musical]] [[romantic comedy]] film, and a [[standalone sequel]] to the [[Grease (film)|1978 film ''Grease'']], adapted from the 1971 [[Grease (musical)|musical of the same name]] by [[Jim Jacobs]] and [[Warren Casey]]. Originally titled ''More Grease'', the film was produced by [[Allan Carr]] and [[Robert Stigwood]], and directed and choreographed by [[Patricia Birch]], who choreographed the original stage production and prior film. The plot returns to Rydell High School two years after the original film's [[graduation]], with a largely new cast, led by [[Maxwell Caulfield]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] in her first starring role.

The film was released in United States theaters on June 11, 1982, and grossed $15 million against a production budget of $11 million, a far cry from its predecessor's $132 million domestic box office. Despite [[breakthrough role]]s for Pfeiffer, [[Adrian Zmed]], and [[Christopher McDonald]], the film received mostly mixed reviews from critics; however, ''Grease 2'' maintains a devoted fan base decades after its release.<ref name="TODAY2021">{{cite web | title=Why 'Grease 2' scores with fans nearly 4 decades later | website=TODAY.com | date=2021-07-20 | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/grease-2-stars-maxwell-caulfield-lorna-luft-fans-today-t222079 | access-date=2022-08-09 | archive-date=2022-08-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809041806/https://www.today.com/popculture/grease-2-stars-maxwell-caulfield-lorna-luft-fans-today-t222079 | url-status=live }}</ref>