Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 5All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 8876
IMDb ID: nm0459170
Known for: Directing
Born: July 20, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2025
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 5.92
Wikidata: Q1340565
Frequent jobs
Director (25)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American film director and producer, perhaps best known for directing the 1978 musical film Grease.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Randal Kleiser.
The Speech JFK Never Gave
Director
2017 Movie
5.7
Red Riding Hood
Director
2006 Movie
5.1
Love Wrecked
Director
2005 Movie
4.7
Shadow of Doubt
Director
1998 Movie
6.1
It's My Party
Director
1996 Movie
7.0
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
Director
1994 Movie
5.3
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Director
1992 Movie
6.7
White Fang
Director
1991 Movie
6.5
Getting It Right
Director
1989 Movie
4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
Director
1988 Movie
6.9
Flight of the Navigator
Director
1986 Movie
5.7
Grandview, U.S.A.
Director
1984 Movie
5.3
Summer Lovers
Director
1982 Movie
6.1
The Blue Lagoon
Director
1980 Movie
7.4
Grease
Director
1978 Movie
3.7
The Gathering
Director
1977 Movie
5.6
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Director
1976 Movie
4.9
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Director
1976 Movie
All Together Now
Director
1975 Movie
5.6
Peege
Director
1973 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Randal Kleiser.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Randal Kleiser.
7.4
Grease
Director
1978 Movie
6.9
Flight of the Navigator
Director
1986 Movie
6.7
White Fang
Director
1991 Movie
6.2
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Executive Producer
1991 Movie
6.1
The Blue Lagoon
Director
1980 Movie
5.6
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Director
1976 Movie
5.3
Summer Lovers
Director
1982 Movie
5.3
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Director
1992 Movie
5.1
Love Wrecked
Director
2005 Movie
4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
Director
1988 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Randal Kleiser.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Randal Kleiser.
7.4
Grease
Director
1978 Movie
5.1
Love Wrecked
Director
2005 Movie
6.1
The Blue Lagoon
Director
1980 Movie
4.8
Street People
Screenplay
1976 Movie
6.2
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Executive Producer
1991 Movie
6.9
Flight of the Navigator
Director
1986 Movie
5.3
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Director
1992 Movie
6.7
White Fang
Director
1991 Movie
4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
Director
1988 Movie
5.3
Summer Lovers
Director
1982 Movie
5.6
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Director
1976 Movie
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self - Contributor
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Randal Kleiser.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.8
The Rookies
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.4
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.2
Family
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
New York News
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Randal Kleiser.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Randal Kleiser.
SEGAL
as Self
2025 Movie
7.9
Life After The Navigator
as Himself
2020 Movie
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self
2017 Movie
The Speech JFK Never Gave
as Self (uncredited)
2017 Movie
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as Self
2006 Movie
5.0
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2005 Movie
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self - Contributor
2003 Movie
5.5
Circuit
as Doctor
2001 Movie
4.6
Susan's Plan
as Doctor #1
1998 Movie
3.0
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
1998 Movie
5.3
Rich and Famous
as Literary Party Guest
1981 Movie
5.7
Freiheit
as Boy
1966 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Randal Kleiser.