Matthew Chmiel

But where will the pictures of Danny and Sandy go on the cover?

digitalfreaknyc

Wasn't the commentary for this recorded a half a decade ago?

Scott Weinberg

I'd have called it the The Real Pussy Wagon Edition.

Unlikely I'll be upgrading, but we shall see.

Patrick Mirza

A shot of the back cover listing all the extras can be found here

astrochimp

I like the cover,cant beat seeing Olivia in those pants and always brings back memories from seeing it for the 1st time in 4th grade Not sure if i will "upgrade" or not though.

Patrick Mirza

Oh, by the way, the release date has been moved the September 19th and there is no commentary track like first reported.

dolphinboy

Is there anything not being ported over?

The new back cover says memories from John and Olivia, while the original has retrospective interviews with more people, but I thought possibly this was the same feature and they were only highlighting John and Olivia on the back cover.

The only other feature is the original theatrical trailer and it does say "much much more," so that could be there as well.

Does anyone know for sure?

Thanks.

fitlissa76

Actually, I can tell you how they come up with the names. I'm on a survey panel, actually get paid, to help choose DVD covers. I am under contract not to talk about the items before they are released, but once its already decided & done with its ok.

(I also did surveys for Big Mama's House, Ice Age, Ice Age 2, some action flicks here & there, and I also get to preview ads for movies MONTHS before they are aired on TV.)

They have a bunch of people on their staff brainstorm ideas for promotion titles & ads, cover artwork, etc... THEN, they survey people on selected panels to choose from several different covers, different commercials, titles, what do we think of catch phrases that describe this, that, & the other.

Then, they pool all that research & decide from that what will finally make the cut.

Oh, and I get to preview commercials for meds & stuff too. There's a commercial on TV right now for a medicine that has to do with blood pressure or something. Anyway, the words are spelled out on an EKG. I got to do that survey & what's interesting is that the ad previous to what is on TV now showed the EKG as just being way too bright. It was distracting. I commented that they shouldn't have it be a bright greenish color, but change it to something that would get the consumer's attention & yet not be so distracting so as to render void the message they are getting accross. I suggested orange & that's what they went with.

(btw, I got invited to this survey panel. Its by invitation only. There are survey panels online you can sign up with openly, but the movies & commercial stuff I got invited to be a part of due to my participation in some other programs a few years ago. If they do have open calls for more participation, though, they let current members know to invite their friends, but they do not advertise it openly. So, should that happen & anybody here want to influence DVD covers, theater preview promos & whatnot, I'll let y'all know. )

dvd_luver

Great cover, they had to make it different from the 1st release on dvd, though I prefer the vintage feel and look of the 1st cover with that classic Grease pic (Travolta and Newton-John). I won't be upgrading though.

DonnachaOne

That's a great new cover.

Nabalab

Thanks for posting the cover - I am very much looking forward to this.

cinephan

What the hell? Randall Kleiser recorded a track. He said it was going to be on a future release.

Patrick Mirza

Maybe the commentary track is the "and more"?

Anyway, the packaging for this thing just keeps getting cooler:

eiker_ir

ok im buying it

i hope it says T*Birds on the back

TomOpus

Holy shit. So much for being on the fence for this double-dip.

fitlissa76

I wonder if there will be a Pink Ladies edition, with a pink satin jacket instead of the black leather jacket. That would be cool.

rfduncan

Interestingly, the back cover mentions nothing about a commentary. Doubt I'll double-dip on this one.

rexinnih

Nice jacket!

Giles

oh get out, what a great cover!

bboisvert

If they were going to be adding the jacket anyway, I don't understand why they didn't do this. Drop the whole "Rockin' Rydell" crap and make a T-Bird and Pink Lady edition (sort of like what they did w/Princess Bride a few months ago).


And, what the hell is up with the commentary track. I think I read about that being recorded about 5 years ago. It *still* isn't being included? Did someone insult the Pope during the recording or something?

GuessWho

Grease: 35-Year-Old-High-School-Students Edition

fuzzbox

I like how they include "a collection of memorable moments from the 25th anniversary DVD launch party"

Nothing like reminding you that you've just been double dipped on....

-jason

Giles

how very true

digitalfreaknyc

Wonder if this will be on HD at the same time...

THAT I'd buy.

Patrick Mirza

I've just confirmed that the DVD will have a commentary track with director Randal Kleiser and choreographer Patricia Birch. I've also updated the other extras, so do check 'em out!