Grease

Princess Leia singing Summer Lovin'? Mormon sweetheart Marie Osmond sucking back on a cigarette and uttering the words “tell me about it, stud”?

Grease was originally released in the United States on June 16, 1978 and was an immediate box-office success. With Osmond out, Carr set sights on Olivia, who sat across from him at a dinner party at fellow Aussie Helen Reddy’s house one night without realising she was auditioning. I think the guy has to work hard to get the girl, that’s what I believe.” A testament to its success is Grease’s ability to transcend generations. “But I was at a place in my life where I wanted to have children and I didn’t like the fact that the girl had to turn bad to get the guy. Her role as Sandy in Grease remains her most resonant film work and provided her with a string of hits, but it was also a film that had to overcome many obstacles to get made, including convincing Hollywood studio bosses that people would see it.