Randal Kleiser

I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#girlfriend #his #i #idea #kid

I told her it was a bigger than life musical, that all the actors were going to be about the same age, late twenties into thirties. It would be a style; a kind of surreal high school. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#age #bigger #going #her #high

In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#developed #musical #must #now #order

It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#because #concerned #determine #hire #normally

Olivia Newton-John was our first choice to play Sandy, but she was nervous about acting, whether she would feel comfortable with us and could pull it off at all. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#acting #choice #comfortable #could #feel

We wanted a supporting cast that would appeal to Baby Boomers who grew up in the fifties. ↗

— Randal Kleiser

#baby #baby boomers #boomers #cast #fifties