Random Horror Stories From Behind Scenes Of Greas (12 items)

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  (#3) Olivia Newton-John's Pants Were So Tight She Had To Be Sewn Into Them Every Day Before Filming

  Olivia Newton-John's skin-tight pants were arguably part of one of the most iconic outfits in the history of film. The extra tight, black leather pants and off-the-shoulder top are still given nods in pop culture today – in fact, they inspired a signature pant design at American Apparel.

  The actress even admitted that the "pants changed my life" – but no one said it was easy looking beautiful. Newton-John's black leather pants were so tight that she had to be sewn into them every day before filming - especially after a zipper malfunction. At the end of the day, she had to rip them off only to start the whole process again the following morning.
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  (#6) Kleiser Had A 101-Degree Temperature While Filming The Frosty Palace Scene

  The Frosty Palace was Grease's iconic '50s-style diner, but filming Sandy's legendary date scene wasn't so easy. During filming, the director was running a temperature of 101 degrees and could barely function. The fever was a result of a massive foot infection. The day prior, the director got a cut after filming the drag race scene while he was barefoot. That's when things got really bad.

  "When I was shooting [at the Los Angeles river], it was very hot, so I was barefooted," he told Bustle. "I cut my foot, and I walked through this river, and the next day I had a fever. We were shooting the Frosty Palace scene, and I was completely out of it. I had a 101-degree temperature because of cutting my foot here."
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  (#12) John Travolta Stole Jeff Conaway's Moment In "Greased Lightning"

  It was bad enough that Jeff Conaway fell during "Greased Lightning" which caused him lifelong back pain and a deadly painkiller addiction. That ill-fated moment might have never happened if John Travolta's ego didn't get in the way.

  "Greased Lightning" was supposed to be Conaway's moment. It was originally meant to be sung by Kenickie, but John Travolta convinced the producers to make it his song instead. The director gave Travolta the okay, but only if Conaway agreed. Of course, the actor was bitter and refused, but eventually he relented. His life was never the same.
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  (#8) It Was 116 Degrees During The High School Auditorium Dance Scene And Several Extras Got Really Sick

  The only thing hotter than Olivia Newton-John's black leather pants might have been the auditorium in Rydell High. It was upwards of 116 inside Huntington Park High School when the auditorium dance scene was filmed.

  According to Eddie Deezen, who played the minor role of Eugene, it was absolutely unbearable and the extras couldn't physically handle it.

  We filmed the big dance scene in a school auditorium (at Huntington Park High School) during a very hot summer," he wrote in a guest post on Neatorama. "The school was closed up, there was no air conditioning, and all the doors and windows had to stay closed because of light and sound control. It was reputedly 116 degrees in there while we filmed the dance scene over and over. Several extras had to be taken out because of heat-related illness.
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  (#9) John Travolta Was Mad He Didn't Get His Close Up During The Drive-In Scene

  After Saturday Night Fever, Grease made John Travolta legendary. The two back-to-back hits helped him sustain a life-long career, but that doesn't mean it was enough to quell his rising ego. Apparently, the young actor was pretty miffed that he didn't get his close-up at the end of the drive-in scene.

  According to Randal Kleiser, Travolta was asked to sit on a swing for a wider shot while the hot dog animation played on the screen behind him. He wasn't having it at all.

  "John says, 'Well, aren't we gonna do a close-up?' And I said, 'No, no, that was great.' He was a little pissed off, because at the end of the number, he wanted to have a close-up. But because the bun worked so well ... I said no," Kleiser admitted to Bustle. Luckily for Travolta, there were plenty of other close ups to be had.
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  (#1) John Travolta Tried To Heal The Director's Foot Infection With Scientology

  Though Travolta is widely known as a devout Scientologist, the church wasn't as infamous when he was a young actor. He was just starting to delve into the controversial religion while filming Grease in the late '70s. He even learned enough to practice some of the church's bizarre healing methods.

  Travolta started using his Scientology healing practices on set when the dirty water in the drag race scene gave director Randal Kleiser a foot infection. The foot infection was severe enough to cause a halt in production, but Travolta came to the rescue with Scientology's "touch assist" method.

  “I was lying there with this fever and he’s poking me and poking me and poking me and I’m like, ‘Yes, I feel it.’ ‘Thank you.’ Then he left," Kleiser told Vanity Fair. "The next day I was better, and of course he claimed it was because of the touch assist.”

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