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John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actor, best known for directing the 1978 musical romantic-comedy film Grease.
Randal Kleiser is a filmmaker known for Grease, The Blue Lagoon, Flight of the Navigator and other features. He has also taught film classes, invented Vistarama HD and directed virtual reality series.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Learn about Randal Kleiser's career, films, books, and lectures. Explore his personal sketches of other directors, his annotated Grease script, and his VR project Grease XR.
Randal Kleiser is a film director known for Grease (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Flight of the Navigator (1986). He has also worked in 3-D, VR and taught filmmaking at USC and other institutions.
- July 20, 1946
Jun 16, 1978 · Randal Kleiser directed the classic film adaptation of the Broadway musical Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as a summer romance couple. The film features songs, dances, and humor from the 1950s high school culture, and was nominated for an Oscar.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1978-06-16
The director of the blockbuster musical 'Grease' joins Seth to reminisce about the late Olivia Newton-John and share stories about the making of an iconic film. ...more.
- 70 min
- 116
- THR Podcasts
Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by co-producer Allan Carr, based on the stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
