Grease 2 Filming Locations - 40th Anniversary - All Locations

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Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film Grease, adapted from the 1971 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 breakout roles for Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, and Christopher McDonald, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Despite this, Grease 2 maintains a devoted fan base decades after its release.
Scenes at Rydell High School were filmed at Excelsior High School, a recently closed high school in Norwalk, California. Filming took place throughout a 58-day shooting schedule during the autumn of 1981. According to director Birch, the script was still incomplete when filming commenced. Sequences that were filmed but cut during post-production include scenes in which Frenchy helps Michael become a motorcycle rider, and a sequence at the end of the film showing Michael and Stephanie flying off into the sky on a motorcycle

[@paulie609]

Thank you for this. I'm 48 and Grease 2 is one of my favorites from childhood! Must have seen it 1000 times. Good job!

[@jeroencommandeur]

Excactly the same here. 48 year old. Must have see this movie multiple times a week when I was a teenager. Good to see this again!

[@jihazoor2013]

❤

[@DarrenLDowns-wp2dr]

I directed Maxwell Caulfield in a film in 2015. He was a lovely man to collaborate with and shared a few stories with me on Grease 2.

[@st7728]

The burger stand replaced with a Starbucks, how fitting. I wish I was born 30 years earlier, what a great time the 50s were to be alive!

[@WeimpuppyFan]

Lorna Luft has talked about Grease 2 being sort of a cult favorite, and she is proud of it. I love that!

[@denniscummings129]

The Bowl-A-Rama exterior was right across the street from my house. I watched them film part of “Who’s That Guy”. You were slightly off on where things are now. The Starbucks was a Shell gas station then. The burger stand (Taco Joes) was a little farther down. At the time, I also went to school right across the street from Excelsior. I didn’t get to watch any of those scenes being filmed, but I do remember when the buses were lined up on the street (filming the opening number, but I couldn’t see it because of the buses). I also saw the setup for the luau, but didn’t see any of the filming. I loved this video. I didn’t realize how many other scenes were filmed so close. This was a fun watch.

[@justinmj6586]

I also saw the bowl o rama exterior shots being filmed in the ice skating rink parking lot when I was a little boy. We lived the the apartments that you can still see here directly across the street. And I as well went to school near the high school, which then was Hargitt Elementary in Norwalk.

[@TheOriginalRadGrrl]

Thank you for this incredible hit of nostalgia ! Most people poo-poo this movie or ignore it altogether, but IMO it was better than the first Grease. The music was better, the characters were better, and the romance gives me chills all these years later. NO song in the first Grease could ever compare to "Reproduction" and "Cool Rider"

[@vintage_85]

You should be banned from KZbin for saying some dumb shit like that saying this movie is better then the 1st Grease all the songs in Grease 1 are Classics that are still listened to til this day compared to those 2 songs u mentioned I mean don't get me wrong I love Cool Rider but to say NO SONG in Grease 1 can compare to those 2 songs is absolute BULLSHIT Grease 1 is on TV every single time can't remember the last time Grease 2 was on TV and that song Reproduction sounds like it's being sung by Kermit the Frog

[@jedifyfe]

I saw Grease 2 in the theater and remember walking out of the theater with my thumbs in my pocket like Michael.

[@ChrisRoth1972]

You are so lucky to get to see Grease 2 on the big screen. I don’t know if u remember since it was almost 41 years ago,was the Theater crowded when u went to see it?

[@MichelleBab-gy2yx]

I was 10 years old and saw Grease 2 at the drive-in. It was the last day of school before summer break and I was so excited waiting to see it. Such fun memories ❤

[@TravelswithNick]

Man that’s was so GREAT! I always loved this movie growing up even more than the first. So cool to see these locations in person. Great job!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@LuxeLadyD]

Omgsh! Thanks! Grease 2 was tastefully made. You also brought back memories that I can so laugh at now. I thought on the way to school that I can take my pink jacket and write pink ladies with a big magic marker on the back and that would work. Sure enough it didn’t and I had to wear the jacket to school until my mom got another one for me. Ugh! 😂😂

[@michellephillips2983]

I still blast this soundtrack in my car lol 👌👍

[@markd4926]

This is one of those movies where it’s so bad it’s good

[@stevestevenson289]

Ya, an 80s movie..

[@joshualebowitz]

Wow, this video was so well done. Grease 2 used to be on HBO very often when I was a kid, and Michelle Pfeiffer was one of my first crushes, so I really enjoyed watching this video. Great job.

[@jpwickl]

HBO having so few movies then are why I love this movie, The Pirate Movie, Blues Brothers, and Midnight Madness

[@darkangel8068]

It used to be on VH-1 four or five times a week (no joking) in early 90s. Eventually all were going to have see it since it aired so often

[@02altima02]

Great job as always. Now I really feel old. This was my favorite of the Grease movies

[@80sLife]

Ha. Thank you so much! Thank you for watching!

[@michaelramirez1509]

Excelsior high school closed in 1981 but they used to have graduation ceremony at the Excelsior football stadium from different H.S I graduated there field. I went to John Glenn high school by the Norwalk ice skateing arena & the O.G taco joes was at that time I remembered ice skateing arena was fun Memories "

[@donaldduncan7095]

You surely are the best at these movie locations videos (no I didn't call you Shirley ;-). GREAT match-ups and humorous narration. When I moved to the L.A. area back in 1981, I rented a bedroom in a house that was just around the corner from that High School. Great memories, Thanks. 80s4ever. :-)

[@Wild1995]

Your drone footage always takes your videos to the next level. Incredible amount of time you take to make them

[@kimsmith1675]

You did some great detective work on the locations, Kurt! My husband and I own a store here in Vegas and I waited on Adrian Zmed one day years ago (We still have the credit card slip he signed 😁). I was so shocked and excited because I watched this movie so much way back then. I played it cool though 😂, I didn’t want to look like a crazy fan 🤣.

[@80sLife]

Ha, that's really cool. And thank you! Thank you for watching!

[@RDJ134]

Seen this in the movie theater and i realy enjoyed this movie as a kid. It was on TV recently and it is still fun to watch and the songs are burned in my head. Thanks for showing the locations.

[@ChrisRoth1972]

You go above & beyond with these Movie Locations as I have been waiting for someone to do all the Grease 2 Locations & I am so glad you are the one & you should do Filming Locations for a living!

[@dukehotty]

I got all dressed up in my finest attitude to watch this. Great video! Interesting and fun. Thanks for the time and effort you put into it.

[@amyj.s.9610]

Yes!!! Thank You for this video, Grease 2 is such a guilty pleasure! Great memories from my youth ⭐️

[@bribriboy]

I find No Guilt in Grease 2, i happily enjoy every moment. :)

[@thomastierney3857]

Great detective work to find the actual filming location of the park scene was Griffith Park and not El Dorado Park as so many other sites have incorrectly stated. Also I never knew the Dead Man's Curve scene was filmed at the northern end of the Coyote Creek bike path which I have ridden many times. Very informative and enjoyable video.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

When I was a kid I didn’t differentiate between bad movies and good so I liked Grease 2. I was shocked to hear how much it’s hated 😂

[@TheOriginalRadGrrl]

And I can't figure out why. I've watched Grease 2 a gazillion times, but the original Grease maybe 20 times ? I thought the music was better and the characters all had such chemistry together.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

@@TheOriginalRadGrrlPpl say it’s campy with really bad acting but I didn’t notice since I was too busy fawning over Michelle Pfeiffer

[@darkangel8068]

I've seen Grease 2 countless times. I've never once seen the original Grease 😶

[@victoriahernandez6923]

I’m eating pizza while watching this😋also I love grease 2, I had an obsession with it earlier this year to the point where I would put on the soundtrack in the background to do my makeup :) thank you for this video, it’s always bittersweet to retrace memories

[@davidfrederick6003]

I LOVED Grease 2, because in my opinion and point of view its script, music and characters and STRONG RESEMBLANCE of actual 1980s high school life. I graduated in 1989.

[@luchagain3424]

Grease 2 is a pretty good comedy. Funny for maybe all the wrong reasons. It’s a good movie to put on when you don’t want anything heavy and maybe nap a little.

[@therick106]

One of my favorite movies ever,you did a phenomenal job making this,very interesting

[@djddub]

I grew up on the street behind the school where they rode. You did an amazing job covering all of these locations. Y ou've mastered these location videos!

[@firstlast189]

23:23 Both of them were on a trailer being pulled. You can confirm this by Goose's right hand which should be on the throttle. His right hand is off to flick a sig never looses speed. Also when he puts his hand back on he never gives it throttle to keep speed. One more piece is you can see the reflection of the trailer on the back side of Johnny's right mirror. But man what a great video you have!

[@80sLife]

Yeah, I was being sarcastic. You can definitely tell they are on a trailer. Ha. Thank you so much!! Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@TrotOn340]

This was fantastic I loved every second of it, Grease 2 has always been one of my favourite movies! ❤

[@JCStorm76]

Not one of my favourite movies but close to the best filming locations video I have ever seen!

[@thejamesonjuicebox5399]

I lived in Lakewood when this was filmed. I bought parts at the Motorcycle salvage yard they kept that pile of painted motorcycles intact till they closed doors.

[@MrHubbmuscle]

Love the videos you put out! Keep them coming my friend. I look forward to everyone

[@allthings80swithgarrett42]

Great job Kurt!! One of my faves growing up. I knew every line by heart. You were definitely right about the park, 💯right👏. Excellent work!!

[@Alazoom76]

This movie is awesome!!!!! I have no issue saying that it is waaaaaaaaay better than the original.

[@souris101111]

the hardest laughing fit I ever had was in 1988 when I had a party and we all did LSD and watched this movie. Cool Rider made my sides hurt so bad I had to go to the other room to try stop laughing lol

[@WeimpuppyFan]

God, what a combination, sounds like it was a blast!

[@souris101111]

@@WeimpuppyFan The next day I felt like I had worked out my abs for a whole day! And I have to admit Michelle Pfeiffer was at her most beautiful in this movie. Man I had a crush on her lol

[@catladydvm]

Grease 2 is so much better than Grease. I don't understand why so many people supposedly do not like it. This was a great video. Thank you!

[@karenj9747]

That was brilliantly done ,and so thorough! Best Grease 2 locations video I’ve seen on here . Not ashamed to say that I love grease 2 and watch it whenever the mood strikes . And know all the words to all the songs ( and probably the entire script ! ❤thank you .. newly subscribed 🇬🇧

[@TheDaywalker40]

I graduated on that football field early 90s. Cool video like always 👍

[@Wild1995]

So cool the school let you come inside and film. Its also sad that today lockers are removed from schools for safety reasons

[@varioushardcore]

Just glad you didn't pull a 'hammie' with those jump kicks at the end. Another fine job.

[@80sLife]

Oh boy, was it tough on my body. I was in some pain for sure. Haha

[@scotness]

I was tormented by this movie as a kid. Grease 2 came out around the same time as Annie and E.T. . My mother got me into seeing movies when I was a kid, and my younger sister loved Annie, and Grease, so we saw those movies four or five times that summer. Since I was a boy, I wanted to see E.T. I was constantly outnumbered.

[@meltingmovies1945]

One of my favorite musicals. Think Grease 2 is a guy thing 😂 amazing video. When you were showing the fence where Near the football field. I was actually looking for comparison links. Great video! I totally respect your hard work and detail. Amazing…Brings me back to my childhood. Grease 2 was on HBO when I was a kid like twice a day.

[@adrianteavkaraoke]

You are right: during the 40th Anniversary, Maxwell mentions Grifith Park for motorcycle scenes 🏍

[@BryanBassWME]

Ok, I got the movie in the VCR now. Gonna watch and sing along.

[@andrewaeymour]

I saw Grease 2 before I saw Grease. I was so confused when I saw Grease, but then again I was about 7. I can admit, I love Grease 2. Thank you for this video. I sang Cooler Rider and always dreamed of meeting a girl like Stephanie

[@bleedingme666]

Amazing work dude.. I bloody loved this movie soo much as a kid.. Well done 👏👏👏👍🏻

[@darrenhirst9900]

I got chills watching this. Thanks for the video.

[@ds_the_rn]

They were filming the movie when I was marching with the Norwalk All City Youth Band. They filmed at the high school while we were practicing.

[@fishpondjoes2979]

i went to Huntington park High school where they filmed most of the 1st Grease! i was class of 1991

[@nichellesusan8537]

Grease 2 may not be the greatest sequel, however I still like it and it has some catchy songs in the film. I would give the movie 5/10.

[@adrina911]

One of my favorites. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kevinkaatz883]

I graduated from Marshall High, where they filmed the carnival for the original Grease

[@Andreasloveofreading]

This is so cool! I’m 50 and this is one of my favorites. made my day❤

[@angelalinderman9985]

Cooooooool Rider...🤘😎 I was just watching little clips from this movie with a friend recently and he knows all the words to the songs! LOL 🤣

[@giam.5016]

Thank You so much. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Grease 2 is still one of my favorite movies. 💚💛🧡❤️🩷🤎🩵💕💗💓❤️❤️❤️

[@whitepuppysub]

Thank you SO much for this ,, Loved GREASE 2

[@franciscobriseno9525]

Great job 👏 can you do a video on the movie Tuff Turf…

[@Wild1995]

You are the best at doing these. No comparison

[@ElChapinFormando]

Dude AWESOME job!! Thank you! ✌🏼

[@littlelego]

Hi there, I actually went to Excelsior High in I believe 1979 & moved in with my dad, but my brother who still lived in Norwalk watched a lot of Grease 2 being filmed. It WAS at excelsior high, and in the movie, nothing was hardly changed of the school from what i remember (I was only there for 1 semester). I was around 15 or so, but I did see FOOTLOOSE filmed instead in 1983 (I commented on that video).

[@mlsaulnier]

The end where you jumped in the same spots as the actors was fun!

[@mrhoffame]

Grease 2!!! The absolute greatest!!! Fantastic editing here!

[@4ernieg]

I was able to see them film part of the scene in front of the ice rink, I was about 10, and lived a few blocks away

[@thewizboy]

Goose and Johnny were not riding the bikes when they saw Stephanie eating with Michael. They were being pulled by a camera truck and both bikes were attached

[@avoiding-regret]

Amazing sleuthing! I'd found some of this on my own (using various internet resources) but this is SO thorough and there's so much I've missed.

[@nabalab]

Fantastic job. I love how ridiculously thorough this is! The "sad" music during the Charades locations made me chuckle, which is probably because it's my least favorite song in the movie.

[@thefinerthingsinlife4557]

I never saw this movie. I loved Grease, but always thought this was a cheap knock off not worthy of my attention. I love the ending homages with your son. Keep doing that!

[@JCStorm76]

Gosh it wouldn’t have hurt to at least watch it once

[@Heather_Mason_SH3]

Thanks for showing us these locations! Grease 2 is one of my all-time favorites! Earlier this year I went back to visit fmaily in California and I tried to check out as many as I could myself. I never realized how close I lived to these filming locations growing up in the area, I wish I had been able to check out places like the Norwalk Ice Arena before they got torn down or remodeled! It makes me sad to see how boring the interior of the school looks now, but I'm glad it's still there. Also thanks for finding out where the park scenes were more likely filmed. It makes me wonder where everyone got the information on El Dorado Park being the filming location. I also went there to try and match things up with no luck. I hope you don't mind me asking, how do you go about getting access to school filming locations? I wanted to check out the interior of Excelsior High School but wasn't sure how to get permission and didn't want to get into trouble by just walking in!

[@paulie609]

Also. Fun fact, the cheerleader twins Liz and Jean Sagal are sisters of Katey Sagal from Married w/children and SOA. 😁

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Their other sister Pam was Dolores in the movie she is the voice of Bobby on King of the hill. They starred in their own sitcom " Double Trouble" in the 80s

[@paulie609]

I think that may be a different family. But you're right on the double trouble part! Wild to see things connected like that. 😊

[@mochs3869]

The one that threw me off was where Dead Man's Curve was. In the movie they made it look like he jumped off the bluff to the left of the Griffith Park Observatory and what was shown to be the lights of a refinery looked like just the lights of LA from that view at night.

[@davidgoodman6924]

Thank you Kurt!! Loved this movie growing up in the 80's!! 👍

[@v2vroth]

Grease is the word

[@starsailor1234]

OMG!!! For real!? Thank you so much!

[@80sLife]

My pleasure. Thank you!!

[@BuccaneerBruce]

This was an awesome video.

[@justsayin644]

Thank you this was nicely done and pretty well lined up

[@kenpalmer985]

Love grease 2

[@benny4848]

Nice! I grew up near there. My mom went to Excelsior. They also filmed some cheesy slasher film there with Brad Pitt Cutting Class

[@BrainDamageComedy]

more gold - thanks Kurt

[@80sLife]

My pleasure. Thank you!!

[@user-sm2ql7nq4l]

It's a guilty pleasure movie. I have however have a copy of the original script and they took so much out of it.

[@azriemohamed4789]

😆👏 I love the way You made that jump towards the end😅

[@Ladybutterfly874]

I'm late to this but great job! Absolutely love this. I used to watch this and the 1st one before the start of the new school year growing up. The only sad thing is the way they gutted and ruined the enterior of the school. It doesn't have any warmth or character anymore.

[@jayemm4]

Grease 2 > Grease. Fight me

[@JCStorm76]

Not even remotely as good but hey, we are all entitled to an opinion

[@TheOriginalRadGrrl]

Agreed. Better characters, better storyline, better music and dancing. I'll never understand why this movie collects so much hate.

[@JCStorm76]

@@TheOriginalRadGrrl Hahahahaha

[@JCStorm76]

@@TheOriginalRadGrrl Better music? How many hits came from this movie again? Wow

[@stogiedad1]

I grew up in North Long Beach and my cousin lived in Buena Park. The path we took between them Alondra Boulevard which runs along the side of Excelsior High. I remember trying to see them film the dance in front of the school but it wasn't that easy from that vantage point. The best day was a Monday morning when my uncle took me home and we passed the football field to see the entire luau scene. We also used to eat dinner at the Sizzler which was across the street from the service station where Stephanie worked. I really expected to see some errors in the video but you really did a nice job. I knew most of the locations and I thought you'd get something wrong. When you go to Griffith Park, I thought I had you. There is a section of the 605 freeway that had a neighborhood cleared out (which is now the 105 freeway I think) and it sat vacant for years. I assumed that was the location but I never took the picnic tables into account (which would not have been there as it was not for public use). Great job!

[@michellestreater3296]

Thanks for doing this I love grease 2

[@80sLife]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching

[@RunawayRun89]

Loved this!! Thank you for filming and sharing 😊

[@elizabethharrison7306]

Grease Love my favorite one fan Big music 🎶 CD 💿 movies DVD 📀 Dolls 💖💖💖💖⭐️⭐️

[@DucatiPaso750]

Thank you for this review. However, I have to make a correction. At @23.22 when the two guys are riding the motorcycles side by side, it is obvious that the motorcycles are making the exact same movements. I believe that this scene eas filmed the way CHiP's motorcycle scenes were filmed. Where partial motorcycles were put on a trailer and were pulled by a car/truck making the actors look like they were riding. It allowed them to be closer to each other and eliminate the engine sounds and allowed them to say their lines (act) in a controlled manner.

[@ljviper8460]

Mask with Cher would be a fantastic movie location video...

[@Wild1995]

Damn you are good to find that park

[@adrina911]

Hey can you do a filming location of the movie “Foxes” starring Jodie Foster? It was filmed in downtown Los Angeles and The Valley in California I think. I love that film. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kaibricturner8836]

This was awesome! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@zathrasnotzathras9435]

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. They shouldn’t have been allowed to alter the school. It’s on the National Registry of Pop Culture History. Ok that doesn’t exist but if it did the school should be on it 😂

[@ericlopez9107]

It's true you see a guy's nuts flop out of his shorts while he's jumping some hurdles on on the track at 5:30!! It's hilarious!!

[@SatoshiHODL]

This is great Kurt. You know what’ll be an amazing filming locations movie ((from the 99’s tho)? Men at Work! I think most of it was filmed in the same area too.

[@davefilms345]

I've never seen greese 2 so I can't relate the locations, but as always you have done a fantastic job and because I love your movie locations il always watch your videos anyway regardless if I've seen the movie or not. Well done Kurt

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Love your work thank you man them stories are always good thanks for your hard work

[@tracilyn4838]

Very well done!

[@DavidThomas-vj3eu]

Deezerland Orlando has Grease car with see through hood. Madmax car also.

[@rickesau1065]

Awesome Video Grease 2 brings back child hood VHS memories keep ‘em coming! Question for you what was the ska song at the of your video where you were re-creating your own jumps in front of Rydel high.