Randal Kleiser

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

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Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Valeria Golino

Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Valeria Golino

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Joey Cramer  •  Paul Reubens  •  Matt Adler  •  Veronica Cartwright

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Joey Cramer  •  Paul Reubens  •  Matt Adler  •  Veronica Cartwright

Freiheit (1966)

This film shows a German student escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying for freedom can be heard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Randal Kleiser  •  Christopher Lewis

This film shows a German student escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying for freedom can be heard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Randal Kleiser  •  Christopher Lewis

Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  C. Thomas Howell  •  Patrick Swayze  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  C. Thomas Howell  •  Patrick Swayze  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh

Grease (1978)

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Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Olivia Newton-John  •  Stockard Channing  •  Jeff Conaway

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Olivia Newton-John  •  Stockard Channing  •  Jeff Conaway

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Rick Moranis  •  Marcia Strassman  •  Robert Oliveri  •  Daniel Shalikar

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Rick Moranis  •  Marcia Strassman  •  Robert Oliveri  •  Daniel Shalikar

Love Wrecked (2005)

On a Caribbean cruise, Jenny is marooned on a beach with her rock and roll idol. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stone's throw away from their resort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Amanda Bynes  •  Chris Carmack  •  Jonathan Bennett  •  Jamie-Lynn Sigler

On a Caribbean cruise, Jenny is marooned on a beach with her rock and roll idol. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stone's throw away from their resort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Amanda Bynes  •  Chris Carmack  •  Jonathan Bennett  •  Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Summer Lovers (1982)

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Peter Gallagher  •  Daryl Hannah  •  Valérie Quennessen  •  Barbara Rush

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Peter Gallagher  •  Daryl Hannah  •  Valérie Quennessen  •  Barbara Rush

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Christopher Atkins  •  Leo McKern  •  William Daniels

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Christopher Atkins  •  Leo McKern  •  William Daniels

White Fang (1991)

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Klaus Maria Brandauer  •  Ethan Hawke  •  Seymour Cassel  •  Susan Hogan

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Klaus Maria Brandauer  •  Ethan Hawke  •  Seymour Cassel  •  Susan Hogan

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Robert Reed  •  Diana Hyland

Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Robert Reed  •  Diana Hyland

Circuit (2001)

The hunky John is a closeted small-town cop who moves to L.A., where he is quickly seduced into the gay life of workouts and dusk-to-dawn parties. With actual circuit party footage and mounds of glistening and chiseled flesh, the pulsating Circuit is bound to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dirk Shafer
CAST:  Jonathan Wade-Drahos  •  Andre Khabbazi  •  Brian Lane Green  •  Daniel Kucan

The hunky John is a closeted small-town cop who moves to L.A., where he is quickly seduced into the gay life of workouts and dusk-to-dawn parties. With actual circuit party footage and mounds of glistening and chiseled flesh, the pulsating Circuit is bound to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dirk Shafer
CAST:  Jonathan Wade-Drahos  •  Andre Khabbazi  •  Brian Lane Green  •  Daniel Kucan

Shadow of Doubt (1998)

An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Melanie Griffith  •  Tom Berenger  •  Craig Sheffer  •  Huey Lewis

An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Melanie Griffith  •  Tom Berenger  •  Craig Sheffer  •  Huey Lewis

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Eve Plumb  •  Leigh McCloskey  •  Lynn Carlin  •  William Schallert

15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Eve Plumb  •  Leigh McCloskey  •  Lynn Carlin  •  William Schallert

Peege (1973)

An ailing elderly woman is paid a perfunctory visit by her family while she sits despondently in a nursing home. Nobody can get through to her except for her young grandson, who talks to her about the happy times they shared between the two of them when she was well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Bruce Davison  •  Barbara Rush  •  Jeanette Nolan

An ailing elderly woman is paid a perfunctory visit by her family while she sits despondently in a nursing home. Nobody can get through to her except for her young grandson, who talks to her about the happy times they shared between the two of them when she was well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Bruce Davison  •  Barbara Rush  •  Jeanette Nolan

The Gathering (1977)

When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature and he hasn't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Maureen Stapleton  •  Rebecca Balding  •  Sarah Cunningham

When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature and he hasn't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Maureen Stapleton  •  Rebecca Balding  •  Sarah Cunningham

Getting It Right (1989)

Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an over-sexed millionairess, married to a Greek ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Jesse Birdsall  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Jane Horrocks  •  Lynn Redgrave

Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an over-sexed millionairess, married to a Greek ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Jesse Birdsall  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Jane Horrocks  •  Lynn Redgrave

Susan's Plan (1998)

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Nastassja Kinski  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Michael Biehn  •  Billy Zane

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Nastassja Kinski  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Michael Biehn  •  Billy Zane

Red Riding Hood (2006)

Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Grandma isn't about to let Claire out of the house. Worse, she insists that Claire and Matt listen to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Lainie Kazan  •  Henry Cavill  •  Morgan Thompson  •  Sam Oz Stone

Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Grandma isn't about to let Claire out of the house. Worse, she insists that Claire and Matt listen to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Lainie Kazan  •  Henry Cavill  •  Morgan Thompson  •  Sam Oz Stone

It's My Party (1996)

Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Bronson Pinchot  •  Margaret Cho  •  Gregory Harrison  •  Eric Roberts

Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Bronson Pinchot  •  Margaret Cho  •  Gregory Harrison  •  Eric Roberts
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