Just wondering what the point of Jan was? Besides her awesome "brusha-brusha" song. Its not that I dislike her, I just want to know how she was relevant and how the hell she became a pink lady? Weren't the Pink Ladies supposed to be like rebellious, "bad as$" chicks? She was silly and besides smoking, she seemed to have a little innocence to her. Idk, I just think its kinda funny and wanna here other opinions.
shareHer character had more of a story line in the play and there was more attention focused on her being fat. She was the female comedy relief.
shareOh ok, makes sense. I have ever seen the play. Thanks for the info
shareYes, Jan had more to to do in the play as it was. What came out on screen was sorta a let down if you had seen the stage version already. However, there are some subtle references to her in the film. Namely, she is usually always eating but trying to diet, (hence the dialogue at the drive-in and at the Frosty Palace when she gets asked out to the dance)
However, since Jamie Donelley wasn't a 'plus' side back then, her wardrobe was limited to baggy clothes until at the end in the carnival, she is wearing a smoking hot green dress. (something that was to be used for Sandy at the end)
Lastly, I think the Pink Ladies were a neighborhood clique, not a real serious gang of JD girls. I think the Pink Ladies in G2 were more worried about image and fashion.
Very helpful response, thank you. And yes, loved the green dress.
shareIt actually made sense to me, I think you see girls like that in 'popular' or 'cool' groups all the time. It struck me that she was probably friends with one or two of the girls from a young age and therefore was just kind of included in the group as default because they were already such good friends.
shareI feel she was more like me in high school. Not quite fitting in anywhere, really. She wasn't a bad girl, but she wasn't a good girl, either. She was silly, immature, dorky, normal, girly, innocent, and dirty minded. Basically, she did fit in with the pink ladies, but she also fit in with the others outside of the pink ladies.
I was the same. I didn't smoke or do drugs or have sex in high school, but I had tons of piercings, wore 'rebellious' clothing like goth or punk clothing and fishnets, I cussed, I did skip class or was late to class, I watched movies/shows that were intended for adults, i loved violent games and music like rap or metal. I dyed my hair weird colors, I was dirty minded and knew things about sex and whatnot, but I was more mature like Marty; wanting an actual relationship and a career, yet I still was immature and made dumb jokes and was totally fine with being groped even if I wasn't into sex and was asexual. I was considered a weirdo and a freak, but was also considered normal and innocent. I didn't quite fit in anywhere. I was friends with the rebels, geeks, gamers, jocks, foreign exchange kids, band kids, art kids, auto kids, metal heads, normal kids, etc.. I got made fun of by all of my friends for not quite fitting in like they did in their cliques, but then at the same time, I got told I was cool and loved by my friends. Basically, Jan was what I was in school.