Does anybody feel the same way ??????
No!
Strange Post!!!!!
Travolta was not a famous movie star and only just starting to make a bleep the radar when this was filmed. He nailed the role, especially considering it could have easily ended up an embarrassing and cheesy portrayal in the wrong hands. Director Randal Kleiser knew what he was doing and Travolta asked for him to direct
Grease
.
Plastic Bubble
helped give his movie career a trajectory and his exposure in the popular
Carrie
from the same year helped also. He already had a heartthrob following with
Kotter
tv series as well.
I guess context/concept of age and time is not something you grasp….
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

JT has played many non-abrasive and light hearted roles in his career. Look Who's Talking, being an example. It just seems his most notorious roles are edgier.

He played a troubled teen who kills another boy in a fist fight in The Rookies (season 2 1973). He had roles before this and Barbarino.

Well the way I look at it is, that John didnt do any "gangster" movies at this time. The only other role he played before this would be Vinnie Barbarino, so it is not technically strange, because he played many types of roles then, he still does but he wasnt catorgarized back then.
I MET JOHN TRAVOLTA ON 9/13/07 AT 5:45PM!!!!!!!!!!