Why is Grease Called Grease?

Why Do They Call in Grease?

The 1978 hit movie Grease got that title from the word “greasers.” Greasers were young guys of the ‘50s often with greased back hairstyles. The movie Grease is based on the musical with the same name, which had its first performance in 1971.

Who Were Greasers in Grease?

The T-Birds, Danny Zucko (played by John Travolta) and his gang of leather-jacket clad buddies (Kenickie, Sonny, Doody and Putzie), were examples of greasers.

Do They Say the Word Grease in Grease?

The word grease is never said in the movie. The only time they come close is when the T-Birds sing and dance around a car singing “Greased Lightning.”