It’s Grease’s 40th birthday – but did you know this CHILLING theory about the film’s ending?

Grease 40th birthday

by Hannah Mellin and Hollie Richardson |
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We've got chills and no, they're not electrifying

Grease is a tale of young love, heartbreak and hickeys. We love everything about it (especially the soundtrack) and could watch it on loop forevermore.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John stayed loyal to their promise of a reunion and met up to celebrate the 40th birthday of classic musical Grease at a swanky bash last night.

Sadly, it doesn't look like a second film is in the works (and yes, we are discarding the Michelle Pfieffer 'sequel').

But, according to this bizarre but completely plausible theory, a follow up film couldn't happen anyway - because Sandy is dead. (We know we know, but bear with...)

A Reddit user claims that Danny never saved Sandy, she drowned in the ocean and as a result dreamed up everything that happened in the remainder of the film. They went on to suggest the entire film was all a love story dreamed up by Sandy in her last moments.

Grease Danny and Sandy
©Paramount Pictures

Remember that Summer Lovin lyric "saved her life - she nearly drowned?". Hmmmmm.

The cynical user suggests: “Everything that happens in the last scene is just a little TOO perfect ...

"Danny and Sandy are back together despite everything, Rizzo SUDDENLY isn’t pregnant AND Kenickie suddenly decides that he actually loves her, the geeky kid gets onto the sports team, EVERYTHING is suddenly okay, just the way that sweet, innocent Sandy would have wanted it to be."

They went so far as to suggest that the flying car at the end was actually Sandy being carried up to heaven.

Another theory is that both Danny and Sandy are dead and “Grease” is just Danny's dream being played out before him.

The Reddit user wrote: "Danny tried to save a beautiful stranger from drowning but lost his own life as well in the process.”

They also suggest that the name Sandy was created because of the beach death.

"He envisions what his life would have been like if he had rescued her."

Danny and Sandy grease
©Paramount Pictures

Despite these theories being around on Reddit for around five years, a lot of Grease fans have never come across them before and the news has sent some into complete meltdown:

What do you make of it all? Quite frankly, we can't cope and we're going to carry on the 40th birthday celebrations in ignorant bliss.

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The soap stars who tried to crack Hollywood - STACKED

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Emmett J Scanlan

He played the infamous villain on Hollyoaks but Brendan Brady soon turned into the good guy following his relationship with Ste Hay.However in 2013 he left the Channel 4 show and has since appeared in Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London and Guardian's of the Galaxy as the head riot guard.

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Adele Silva

Adele left the role of Kelly Windsor in Emmerdale in 2007 in an attempt to crack America.But, instead of setting Hollywood alight, in 2010 she was pictured working in a Ted Baker store in LA. She then returned to Emmerdale as Kelly in 2011 but left shortly after.

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Nikki Sanderson

Everyone knows Nikki as mouthy hairdresser Candice from Coronation Street. After leaving the cobbles she tried her hand at success across the pond – to lukewarm reception.She managed to land a role in film Boogeyman 3, but sadly for Nikki it went straight to DVD.Fast forward to 2012 and she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Maxine Minniver.

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Nathalie Emmanuel

She shot to fame in the UK as Sasha Valentine on the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, but since her exit in 2010 she's managed to find fame stateside.As well as an appearance in the Fast and Furious franchise, Nathalie, landed a role in Game of Thrones as interpreter Missandei. She also features in the second film in the Maze Runner trilogy, The Scorch Trials.

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Ricky Whittle

Another Valentine sibling to swap Hollyoaks for Hollywood was Ricky who played Calvin from 2006 until 2011. Unfortunately he was shot dead on his wedding day by Theresa McQueen.He has since starred in The CW Network series The 100, playing Lincoln, and American God where he has taken on the role of Shadow Moon.

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Ben Hardy

This is one actor who has well and truly swapped Walford for Hollywood.After his shock departure from EastEnders, in which he played Peter Beale aka Ian Beale's son, Ben landed a role in X-Men: Apocalypse – an actual main, speaking part. He's also appeared in Bohemian Rhapsody, Mary Shelley and Netflix's movie 6 Underground.

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Sam Strike

Another EastEnders alumni, Sam quit his role as Johnny Carter in 2014 and went on to star in British drama film Bonded By Blood 2.He later made his Hollywood debut in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel Leatherface and has since played a serial rapist in the Netflix show Mindhunter.

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Robert Kazinsky

Rob played EastEnders favourite Sean Slater from 2006 until 2009, but got his big American break when he was cast in the hit vampire series True Blood, playing Macklyn Warlow. He then appeared in Pacific Rim, Warcraft and Captain Marvel.Rob returned to EastEnders for a brief stint in 2019 but viewers are yet to see him make another comeback.

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Patsy Palmer

We loved Patsy as Bianca in EastEnders, but she left the soap in 2014 to pursue her American dream.While she's yet to be cast in any major roles, Patsy did manage to land a job in a Best Buy advert. Well everyone's got to start somewhere, haven't they?And despite being an actress turned DJ, it's Patsy's children that have made it big in the US.

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Lacey Turner

She's well known for playing Stacey Slater in EastEnders but in 2010 Lacey bowed out of the show after her onscreen character fled the country after killing Archie Mitchell.Ahh throwback.Following her departure from the show, Lacey played the part of a witch in ITV2's show Switch but it wasn't long before she reprised her role as Stacey.In 2014 she headed back onto the square and finally confessed to the police that she killed Archie.

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Michelle Keegan

Coronation Street fans will remember where Michelle Keegan first started on TV and it was on the cobbles.The actress played Tina McIntyre and during her time on the show she hid her abortion from David Platt, she tried to keep Gary and Izzy's baby after she was their surrogate and she was left devastated after her dad faked his own death but ended up actually dying.It's safe to say that she went out with a bang, after all Rob Donovan pushed her off a balcony.After leaving the ITV show, Michelle went on to star in Tina and Bobby, Our Girl and Brassic.

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Rachel Shenton

From 2010 to 2013 Rachel Shenton starred in Hollyoaks as Mitzeee Minniver. The feisty character left the show and moved to America upon discovering she's five months pregnant with Riley Costello's baby.After leaving the Oaks, Rachel went on to star in Switched at Birth and White Gold. However, it was in 2018 when she won an Oscar for her short movie The Silent Child, in which she wrote and starred in.

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Martine McCutcheon

She's well known for playing Tiffany Mitchell in EastEnders but after Frank Butcher ran her over outside the Queen Vic she died.Fast forward a few years and Martine McCutcheon played Natalie in Love Actually. You know, the movie that everyone goes crazy about around Christmas time.She's also appeared in Agatha Christie's Marple, Midsomer Murders and as a panelist on Loose Women.

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Roxanne McKee

Roxanne first graced our screen as Louise Summer's in Hollyoaks. During her time in the village she cheated on Calvin Valentine with Warren Fox, had an abortion after not know who her baby daddy was and was murdered by her fiancé Warren Fox on their wedding night.Cute.After leaving the Channel 4 show, Roxanne went on appear in EastEnders: E20, Vendetta and Game of Thrones. In the popular HBO programme, she played Doreah; you know the woman who betrayed Daenerys with Xaro and was left to die in the vault with him.How charming?

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