Grease
1978
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July 20, 1946 (age 77) Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. Alma mater. University of Southern California. Occupation (s) Film director, screenwriter. Years active. 1962–present. John Randal Kleiser [1] (born July 20, 1946) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actor, best known for directing the 1978 musical romantic ...
- 1962–present
- John Randal Kleiser, July 20, 1946 (age 77), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Randal Kleiser is a film director, writer and producer known for Grease, The Blue Lagoon, Flight of the Navigator and more. He has taught at USC, worked with George Lucas and Nina Foch, and created Vistarama HD and Defrost: The Virtual Series.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Learn about the life and career of Randal Kleiser, a film director who has worked on films like Grease, Flight of the Navigator, and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Explore his drawing, writing, and lecturing projects, as well as his personal and professional insights.
Randal Kleiser is an internationally known film director since the release of his first feature, Grease (1978). He has also directed other films such as The Blue Lagoon (1980), Summer Lovers (1982), Flight of the Navigator (1986) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). He has worked with George Lucas, Brooke Shields, Peter Gallagher and John Travolta. He has also written and produced some films and developed a digital Cinerama-like process.
- July 20, 1946
Jun 16, 1978 · Grease: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway. Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1978-06-16
Writer. 1982. Summer Lovers …. Screenplay. 1976. Street People …. Screenplay. John Randal Kleiser is an American film director and producer, perhaps best known for directing the 1978 musical film Grease.
Randal Kleiser is a bona fide member of the Film School Generation, the maverick graduates of USC, NYU and other programs that came to prominence in the sixties and seventies with groundbreaking films that legitimized getting an education in film scholarship and production.
