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One Sheet (27" x 41"); Advance
Very Fine+ Folded; Artwork by Linda Fennimore
Paramount, 1978
Offered here is the film's wonderful advance one sheet, featuring John Travolta and Olivis Newton-John as good-girl Sandy and bad-boy Danny. Additionally, it has been signed by John Travolta next to his character's left leg. Travolta's is a highly desirable signature among autograph collectors, making this a great opportunity to add an impressive piece to your collection. This is a lovely, unrestored and folded copy of the advance for this classic musical.
1978 was definitely John Travolta's year. He had a hit TV series ("Welcome Back, Kotter") on the air, his first feature film, Saturday Night Fever was a massive hit, and his next starring role, as Danny Zuko in Grease, was about to be just as big. In addition, the soundtrack albums to those two films would reign as #1 and #2 on the charts, turning Travolta into a superstar virtually overnight. Although he wasn't the first choice to play Zuko (Henry Winkler initially turned down the role, as he didn't want to be typecast as a greaser, a role which he was already playing as Fonzie on "Happy Days"), he made the part his own opposite Olivia Newton-John in her first starring role. She was spotted by Alan Carr, who adapted the stage production for film, at a party hosted by Helen Reddy. After a screen test, she was offered the part, a role that not only launched her acting career but her singing career as well. The film was a massive success, ending up at #2 at the box office for the year, surpassed only by "Jaws 2" (1978), becoming the highest grossing musical of all time (displacing "The Sound of Music"), and Paramount's second highest-grossing film ever, pulling in more than $132 million.
Estimate: $400 - 800