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

Life After The Navigator
2020
as Himself
A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roll...

Life After The Navigator
2020
Executive Producer
A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roll...

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self
Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A prod...

The Speech JFK Never Gave
2017
as Self (uncredited)
The speech that John F. Kennedy was to have given on November 22, 1963, the day of his assassination.

The Speech JFK Never Gave
2017
Director
The speech that John F. Kennedy was to have given on November 22, 1963, the day of his assassination.

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006
as Self
From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throughout the world.

Red Riding Hood
2006
Director
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? Unfort...

Love Wrecked
2005
Director
18-year-old Jenny Taylor is ecstatic when she finds out that her favorite rock star, Jason Masters, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is wor...

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
A Biography of George Lucas.

Circuit
2001
as Doctor
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. Wit...

Susan's Plan
1998
as Doctor #1
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

Shadow of Doubt
1998
Director
An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does mar...

It's My Party
1996
Director, Writer, Producer
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 ...

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
Director
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 machin...

Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991
Executive Producer
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a...

White Fang
1991
Director
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...

Getting It Right
1989
Director, Producer
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...

Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Director
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 ya...

North Shore
1987
Writer
On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive,...

Flight of the Navigator
1986
Director
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 hav...

Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Director
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...

Summer Lovers
1982
Director, Screenplay
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...

Rich and Famous
1981
as Literary Party Guest
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.

The Blue Lagoon
1980
Producer, Director
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...

Grease
1978
Director
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, wi...

The Gathering
1977
Director
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 hi...
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977
Director
The story of a gentle and loving grandfather who encourages his grandson's ambition to be a painter.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
Director
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 compl...

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976
Director
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...

Street People
1976
Screenplay
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian law...

All Together Now
1975
Director
Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without adult supervision. Based on a true story.

Peege
1973
Director
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 ...
Foot Fetish
1972
Director, Writer
A romantic encounter between two shoes, depicted in stop-motion animation.

Freiheit
1966
as Boy
This film shows a German student escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying fo...

Captain America vs. The Mutant
1964
as Steve Rogers
A spacecraft lands on Earth. Steve Rogers (played by Randal Kleiser) observes the landing and investigates as Captain America.

SEGAL
N/A
as Self
From a shy kid on Long Island to Hollywood Leading Man, during its most prolific decades, legendary entertainer George Segal shares his life story.