Maxwell Caulfield made his film debut in the 1982 film "Grease 2," a sequel of sorts to the original "Grease" starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Caulfield played Michael Carrington, who comes to the U.S. from Great Britain to attend Rydell High School. There, he falls for fellow student and head of the Pink Ladies, Stephanie Zinone, played by Michelle Pfeiffer. In order to win her heart, Michael tries to become a T-Bird while also professing his love through song.
The movie bombed at the box office, but like "Empire Records," has found a following due to its catchy tunes and dance numbers. In fact, 40 years later, people are still enjoying "Grease 2" thanks to cable reruns and streaming services. "I only recently began to realize how beloved the movie is with a particular generation and possibly with subsequent generations who continue to discover it," Caulfield told Forbes.
And while its continued popularity feels "a little odd" to Caulfield, he gets the film's staying power. "When you go and watch iconic acts from previous decades, the audience wants to hear them sing that song they love that the band's been singing for 40 years," he explained. "'Grease 2' is one of our songs, so I'm sort of duty-bound to be only enthusiastic about it, particularly if it's been validated by people who now realize the film was half decent."
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