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When asked during a Q&A why the movie is still a hit after all these years -- 41 years to be exact -- the actress said, \"You know what? I think we should ask you why it's such a big hit after all these years!\"

\"We love it, and you love it and we're so happy that you love it so much,\" she continued. \"Thank you for supporting us...it's amazing.\"

Travolta, 65, also shared a video from the event, which he captioned, \"Grease will ALWAYS be the word.\"

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Grease will ALWAYS be the word.

A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta) on Dec 15, 2019 at 3:10pm PST

He spoke with fans about the wild response the film got and the moment they both knew it would be big.

\"I think Olivia and I experienced that moment together because I think nothing was bigger than 'Grease' when we experienced that,\" he said in the Q&A. \"Once that movie opened and we saw the reaction that everybody had to it, I think we knew at that moment that this was something incredible.\"

Check out more behind-the-scenes moments from the reunion appearances here.

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