One of the stars of the 1978 smash movie musical Grease has opened up about an on-set mistake that turned into a happy accident, resulting in one of the film's most iconic lines.
In an interview with Remind Magazine, Barry Pearl, who played Doody, shared the improved remark that became one of the movie's oddest lines, which he said, "meant nothing."
“When we’re in the bleachers, before we sing ‘Summer Nights, we’re making fun of Tom Chisum, Lorenzo [Lamas’] character,” the actor began. “He’s running in his football stuff, and he puts his foot in his helmet, and [we] say, ‘You really put your foot into it this time, Chisum!'”
“Michael [Tucci], who’s an authentic Italian, as I’m an authentic Jew — I’m supposed to be Italian in this, at least that was my choice — he uses the [slang] word when he puts somebody down, ‘you’re a real gavone.’"
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“I loved that, and in the moment, because we did a lot of improvisation in many of the scenes, when it came time for us to be making fun of [the character of] Tom Chisum, I wanted to call him, ‘You’re a real gavone,’ or ‘Hey gavone,’ at which point Michael actually said it, ‘What a gavone.'”
However, that's not how Pearl responded to Tucci's statement, leading to one of the film's strangest lines.
Perry explained, “At that point, I already had the ‘G’ [sound] coming out of my mouth. So, I said, ‘Gumdrops, man.' It means nothing! It’s not a put-down, it’s nothing!"
"That’s the shot that they’ve got in the movie! I got a Pepsi in my hand, a yellow squirt gun in the other hand, and ‘Gumdrops, man!’ And they kept it!”
Grease starred John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, Jeff Conaway, Dinah Manoff, Michael Tucci, Barry Pearl, Kelly Ward, and Jamie Donnelly. Also featured in the film were Annette Charles, Eddie Deezan, Lorenzo Lamas, Frankie Avalon, Dennis Stewart, Susan Buckner, Eve Arden, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, and Sid Caesar.
The film was an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. It brought the stage production’s high-energy songs and characters to a wider audience, helping turn it into a pop culture phenomenon.
Decades later, Grease remains a defining snapshot of its era, still beloved by audiences who grew up with its music and characters. New tidbits of behind-the-scenes information continue to delight fans, offering fresh insight into how the beloved classic was brought to life.
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