Jim Jacobs revealed in an interview that the movie was initially going to be an animated movie in which Danny Zuko commited suicide.
- June 16, 2018
AceShowbiz - "Grease" co-creator Jim Jacobs has divulged the details of an early film script in which Danny Zuko takes his own life.
The much-loved movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John is celebrating its 40th birthday on Saturday, June 16. Based on the 1971 stage musical of the stage name, Jacobs recalled that there was much interest in the project once he and co-creator Warren Casey allowed the film rights to become available.
Director and producer Ralph Bakshi, best known for "Fritz the Cat" - the first animated feature to receive an X rating in the U.S., was the first person to enquire about helming the picture, and had a particularly controversial vision.
"They wanted to do it as a cartoon like 'Fritz the Cat', and they had certain changes with the script," Jacobs explained in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment. "I said, 'How does it end?,' because Warren and I were kicking each other under the table; they said, 'Well, Danny Zuko commits suicide.'"
Though Randal Kleiser and Allan Carr were ultimately offered roles of director and producer, Bakshi did create an animated movie called Hey Good Lookin', which is also set in the 1950s and follows a character called Vinnie and his gang called the Stompers.
