Go Grease Lightning! The Best Facts About The Film

The dirty drag race

The drag race scene in the movie between Danny Zuko and Leo is one of the most thrilling scenes in the movie. When Danny takes over as driver from Kenickie, everyone was rooting for the man in the Grease lightning car.

However, it turns out that the water in the old dam was actually contaminated and many of the actors who were soaked from the scene got extremely sick from the exposure. That would never happen today, it’s a huge health and safety lawsuit waiting to happen.