Biography (1)
Randal Kleiser studied film at the University of Southern California. After years working in TV, he became a commercially successful director with his first two movies: the musical Grease (1978) and the romantic adventure based on De Vere Stacpoole's 19th-century castaway novel The Blue Lagoon (1980). In his subsequent work as well he has sampled and combined a wide variety of popular genres with craft-like dexterity: a love story set in the Greek Isles (Summer… (more)
Gallery (4)
It's My Party (1996)
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Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Red Riding Hood |
| 2005 |
Love Wrecked |
| 2004 |
Murder on the Hudson |
| 2002 |
O.Z., The (TV movie) |
| 1999 |
Royal Standard (TV movie) |
| 1998 |
Shadow of Doubt |
| 1996 |
It's My Party |
| 1992 |
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid |
| 1991 |
White Fang |
| 1989 |
Getting It Right |
| 1988 |
Big Top Pee-wee |
| 1986 |
Flight of the Navigator |
| 1984 |
Grandview, U.S.A. |
| 1982 |
Summer Lovers |
| 1980 |
The Blue Lagoon |
| 1978 |
Grease |
| 1977 |
The Gathering (TV movie) |
| 1976 |
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (TV movie) |
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV movie) |
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| 1975 |
All Together Now (TV movie) |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 1995 |
New York News |
| 1976 |
Family |
A Right and Proper Goodbye (S01E04) |
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A Special Kind of Loving (S01E03) |
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| 1975 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
The Strange Behavior of Paul Kelland (S07E09) |
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Starsky and Hutch |
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Terror on the Docks (S01E13) |
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| 1974 |
Lucas Tanner |
Marcus Welby, M.D. |
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The Fear of Silence (S05E18) |
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A Fevered Angel (S06E07) |
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To Father a Child (S06E04) |
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| 1972 |
The Rookies |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want |
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: Summer Nights |
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Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You |
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| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Defrost |
| 1994 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience |
| 1977 |
Portrait of Grandpa Doc |
| 1972 |
Peege |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1996 |
It's My Party |
| 1989 |
Getting It Right |
| 1980 |
The Blue Lagoon |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2001 |
Circuit |
| 1999 |
Crazy in Alabama |
| 1998 |
Susan's Plan |
| 1997 |
Cannes Man |
| 1988 |
Big Top Pee-wee |
| 1981 |
Rich and Famous |
| 1970 |
The Reversal of Richard Sun |
| 1964 |
Captain America vs. the Mutant |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
In Search of Tomorrow |
| 2020 |
Life After the Navigator |
| 2018 |
CinemAbility |
| 2017 |
The Fabulous Allan Carr |
| 2016 |
Behind Closed Doors (series) - a.f. |
Classic Hollywood Cinemas |
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| 2013 |
Milius |
| 2009 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (series) |
| 2006 |
Greatest Movie Love Scenes (TV movie) |
| 2003 |
The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV movie) |
| 2001 |
Celebrity Profile: Brooke Shields (TV movie) |
Headliners & Legends: Brooke Shields (TV movie) |
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| 1997 |
Behind the Music (series) |
| 1991 |
Make It Happen |
| 1982 |
The Making of 'Summer Lovers' (TV movie) |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1966 |
Freiheit (student film) |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1996 |
It's My Party |
| 1982 |
Summer Lovers |
| 1976 |
Street People |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Defrost |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards |