If there are any people left on the planet who havent heard of 1978s most popular film, the marketing folks behind the sing-along version of Grease appear to have an idea who they might be. The flick that cemented John Travoltas movie superstardom, and gave Olivia Newton-John her only taste of it, is now cannily being tagged the original high school musical. Its being rereleased in select theaters with the lyrics splashed every which way across the screen, like the doodles from some 12-year-old girls Pee-Chee. The words to Greased Lightnin have the Os done up to resemble car tiresas if Travolta swiveling in full-tilt Elvis homage werent engaging enough. Hey, whatever gets em to the classics, right? And, make no mistake, Greasedespite the fact that everyone in the cast is obviously old enough to be running the P.T.A.still looks like the stuff of which legends are made. (The print is newly restored.) When the T-Bird gang first calls out Hey, Zuko! and the camera zooms in to capture Travoltas magnificent mug, you know youre in the presence of a god. Zac Efron? As if. (PG-13) STEVE WIECKING
Thu., July 8, 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Fri., July 9, 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Sat., July 10, 7 & 9:45 p.m., 2010