

It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
Acting
Michelle Pfeiffer's breakout cool-girl energy outshines everyone, including the script.
Score
'Cool Rider' is an unhinged banger that deserved better than this movie.
Costume
Pink Ladies jackets and T-Birds leather that somehow scream 'mall costume shop chic'.

Director
Patricia Birch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patricia Birch was the original Grease's choreographer, making this her directorial debut—and Maxwell Caulfield has publicly called it 'wretched' for decades.
The film's cult redemption arc mirrors its underdog protagonist: mocked upon release, now beloved as camp canon and a queer-coded midnight movie staple.