Maxwell Caulfield made his movie debut within the 1982 movie “Grease 2,” a sequel of kinds to the unique “Grease” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Caulfield performed Michael Carrington, who involves the U.S. from Nice Britain to attend Rydell Excessive Faculty. There, he falls for fellow scholar and head of the Pink Women, Stephanie Zinone, performed by Michelle Pfeiffer. In an effort to win her coronary heart, Michael tries to turn into a T-Chook whereas additionally professing his love by way of music.
The film bombed at the box office, however like “Empire Data,” has discovered a following as a consequence of its catchy tunes and dance numbers. The truth is, 40 years later, individuals are nonetheless having fun with “Grease 2” because of cable reruns and streaming companies. “I solely just lately started to appreciate how beloved the film is with a specific era and presumably with subsequent generations who proceed to find it,” Caulfield informed Forbes.
And whereas its continued reputation feels “a little bit odd” to Caulfield, he will get the movie’s endurance. “Once you go and watch iconic acts from earlier many years, the viewers needs to listen to them sing that music they love that the band’s been singing for 40 years,” he defined. “‘Grease 2’ is one in every of our songs, so I am type of duty-bound to be solely captivated with it, significantly if it has been validated by individuals who now notice the movie was half first rate.”
