A fan spotted a seriously NSFW wardrobe malfunction in 'Grease 2' after almost 40 years
- A fan noticed a moment during "Grease 2" when a character's testicles are exposed.
- The fan shared the clip on Twitter, and it has since gone viral.
- "Grease 2" celebrates its 40th anniversary next month.
Next month "Grease 2" celebrates its 40th anniversary, and superfans of the sequel have spotted an NSFW wardrobe mistake in the film in which a character's testicles are momentarily exposed.
Critics widely panned "Grease 2" upon its release in June 1982, and poor box-office showings followed. The film took in only $15 million worldwide after the first film, which starred Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, took in over $150 million and became a cult classic.
Last week, the actor and YouTuber Justin Root posted a short clip of "Grease 2" on Twitter with the caption: "I spotted a wardrobe malfunction in Grease 2." The short clip shows high-school students during gym class. And while one student is running and jumping over hurdles, his testicles are exposed by the length of his shorts.
Since then, fellow "Grease 2" superfans have shared their shock at the discovery.
Crunchy Scott tweeted: "Is this real??? I've seen this #Grease2 exactly 2,749,344 times. Never caught that!"
"I've seen this movie at least 600 times, no exaggeration. Thought I knew every frame. Wow," Anne Morris tweeted.
"Grease 2" takes place shortly after the first film, with Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead roles. The film was critically mauled. At the time, the film critic Roger Ebert described the sequel as an imitation of the first film "without the stars, without the energy, without the freshness, and without the grease."
The first "Grease" film continues to enjoy an acclaimed legacy - though after the film aired on the BBC last year, some viewers said rewatching the 1950s-set musical made them view certain moments as sexist, homophobic, and racist.
Newton-John defended the film during an interview on the "A Life of Greatness" podcast. "I think in this particular instance, it's kind of silly because the movie was made in the '70s about the '50s," she said. "It was a stage play, it's a musical, it's fun."
She added: "I think we need to relax a little bit and just enjoy things for what they are. I didn't see it like that at all, I think it's just a fun movie that entertains people. That's all."