Does audience participation by way of singing along, and clapping at the conclusion of pivotal scenes, mean a movie has achieved cult status?

This I’ve seen at Star Trek premieres (the clapping) and The Rock Horror Show (the sing-alongs), so if the indications are anything to go by high school musical Grease, screening to mark the film’s 30th anniversary at the Ritz Cinema this week, has achieved said status.

Otherwise it’s a foot tapping trip down memory lane with John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, and high school days you either loved or hated, set to songs you may not know but have probably heard before.

Personal highlight, aside from hearing Frankie Valli sing, was ONJ trying to make out she missed her hometown of Sydney, in an accent that wavered between well spoken English and… attempted Australian.