Bizarre Fan Theory Claims Sandy From 'Grease' Was Actually Dead Throughout The Movie

The Sun reports a theory shared on Reddit claims that the hit film is actually far darker than any of us realised, and your chills will multiply when you read the creepy theory.

Morbid movie fans claim that Sandy, played by Olivia Newton-John, was dead, or dying, for the duration of the film, having drowned at the very start.

According to the theory, the backstory of Sandy and Danny’s relationship sets the scene for her death — which is referred to in the song Summer Nights.

Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton John) at the beach where 'she nearly drowned'.

Danny, played by John Travolta, sings that he “saved her life” after “she nearly drowned” at the beach, but this theory claims that she did actually drown, meaning that the entire film is her dying dream as she travels to heaven.

The film gets more and more dreamlike as it goes on, which represents Sandy’s final moments as she slips away into the void forever.

Olivia Newton John as the innocent Sandy and John Travolta as Danny in 1978 film Grease.

And the song 'Look At Me I’m Sandra Dee' also contains a clue to reinforce the theory, since the last line, “Goodbye to Sandra Dee,” forewarns that she’s about to kick the bucket.

The film’s dreamlike ending, which sees the couple literally drive off into the sky, is taken as further evidence that Sandy is dead and on her way to heaven.

If you’re not convinced by the wacky theory, then another dark interpretation of the film may swing your thinking.

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Did both Danny and Sandy die in Grease?

One Reddit user replied to a post about this dark theory with one of his own: Danny and Sandy both died on that fateful day at the beach.

He wrote: “Danny tried to save a beautiful stranger from drowning but lost his own life as well in the process.

“As he loses consciousness he imagines what it would have been like to have gotten to know Sandy.

“He could have even came up with the name Sandy because he only could associate her with the beach. He instead envisions what his life would have been like if he had rescued her.

“Maybe he would end his relationship with Rizzo when this wholesome girl shows up in his hometown. He could build his dream car, out race his rival, and complete high school.

“He realises that he would have fallen in love for this girl that he gave his life to try and save and at the graduation festival he envisions her just as he would have wanted her to be.

“As they both ascend in the car the rest of his friends sing ‘We will always be together’.”

Source: The Sun