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Randal Kleiser (b. 1946)

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
July 20, 1946

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Randal Kleiser is an American film director and producer, perhaps best known for directing the 1978 musical film Grease.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1972  Foot Fetish
1973  Peege
1975  All Together Now
1976  Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976  The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1977  Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977  The Gathering
1978  Grease
1980  The Blue Lagoon
1982  Summer Lovers
1984  Grandview, U.S.A.
1986  Flight of the Navigator
1988  Big Top Pee-wee
1989  Getting It Right
1991  White Fang
1992  Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1994  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
1996  It's My Party
1998  Shadow of Doubt
2005  Love Wrecked
2006  Red Riding Hood
2017  The Speech JFK Never Gave

Executive Producer:
1972  Foot Fetish
1973  Peege
1975  All Together Now
1976  Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976  The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1977  Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977  The Gathering
1978  Grease
1980  The Blue Lagoon
1982  Summer Lovers
1984  Grandview, U.S.A.
1986  Flight of the Navigator
1988  Big Top Pee-wee
1989  Getting It Right
1991  Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991  White Fang
1992  Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1994  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
1996  It's My Party
1998  Shadow of Doubt
2005  Love Wrecked
2006  Red Riding Hood
2017  The Speech JFK Never Gave
2020  Life After The Navigator

Producer:
1972  Foot Fetish
1973  Peege
1975  All Together Now
1976  Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976  The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1977  Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977  The Gathering
1978  Grease
1980  The Blue Lagoon
1982  Summer Lovers
1984  Grandview, U.S.A.
1986  Flight of the Navigator
1988  Big Top Pee-wee
1989  Getting It Right
1991  Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991  White Fang
1992  Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1994  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
1996  It's My Party
1998  Shadow of Doubt
2005  Love Wrecked
2006  Red Riding Hood
2017  The Speech JFK Never Gave
2020  Life After The Navigator

Screenplay:
1972  Foot Fetish
1973  Peege
1975  All Together Now
1976  Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976  Street People
1976  The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1977  Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977  The Gathering
1978  Grease
1980  The Blue Lagoon
1982  Summer Lovers
1984  Grandview, U.S.A.
1986  Flight of the Navigator
1988  Big Top Pee-wee
1989  Getting It Right
1991  Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991  White Fang
1992  Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1994  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
1996  It's My Party
1998  Shadow of Doubt
2005  Love Wrecked
2006  Red Riding Hood
2017  The Speech JFK Never Gave
2020  Life After The Navigator

Writer:
1972  Foot Fetish
1973  Peege
1975  All Together Now
1976  Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976  Street People
1976  The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1977  Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977  The Gathering
1978  Grease
1980  The Blue Lagoon
1982  Summer Lovers
1984  Grandview, U.S.A.
1986  Flight of the Navigator
1987  North Shore
1988  Big Top Pee-wee
1989  Getting It Right
1991  Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991  White Fang
1992  Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1994  Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
1996  It's My Party
1998  Shadow of Doubt
2005  Love Wrecked
2006  Red Riding Hood
2017  The Speech JFK Never Gave
2020  Life After The Navigator

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1972  The Rookies
1975  Starsky & Hutch
1976  Family
1977  Weekend Special
1995  New York News

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