Direction: Randal Kleiser

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Randal Kleiser. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Grease

1978 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast John Travolta · Olivia Newton-John · Stockard Channing · Jeff Conaway

Plot 'Grease', the movie version of the popular musical, is an idyllic portrayal of high school infatuation and 50's cool. Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) share a summer romance,...

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7.1

99K votes

7.1

99K votes

Flight of the Navigator

1986 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Joey Cramer · Veronica Cartwright · Cliff De Young · Sarah Jessica Parker

Plot David Freeman (Joey Cramer) is an ordinary boy destined for a most extraordinary adventure--aboard a spectacular, futuristic spacecraft. After a mystifying disappearance, David returns--possessing vast, undiscovered knowledge about the farthest...

6.2

4K votes

6.2

4K votes

Marcus Welby, M.D (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Victor · Marc Daniels · Leo Penn · Russ Mayberry

Cast Robert Young · James Brolin · Elena Verdugo · Pamela Hensley

Plot (TV Series). 1969-1976. 7 Seasons. 169 Episodes. The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as...

6.0

118 votes

6.0

118 votes

Family (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Jay Presson Allen · Richard Kinon · Edward Parone · Glenn Jordan

Cast Kristy McNichol · Meredith Baxter · Sada Thompson · James Broderick

Plot TV Series (1976-1980). 5 seasons. 86 episodes. The show featured Sada Thompson and James Broderick as Kate and Doug Lawrence, a happily married middle-class couple living in Pasadena, California. Doug...

5.8

30 votes

5.8

30 votes

It's my Party

1996 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Eric Roberts · Lee Grant · Olivia Newton-John · Marlee Matlin

Plot Eric Roberts portrays a successful architect who throws a farewell party for friends and family after he learns he is losing his hard- fought battle against the AIDS virus in...

5.8

296 votes

5.8

296 votes

White Fang

1991 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Ethan Hawke · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Seymour Cassel · James Remar

Plot In Randal Kleiser's entertaining adaptation of Jack London's classic novel White Fang, Ethan Hawke plays Jack Conroy, a young man who travels to Alaska with the intent of finding his...

5.6

11K votes

5.6

11K votes

Getting It Right

1989 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

5.5

47 votes

5.5

47 votes

The Blue Lagoon

1980 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Brooke Shields · Christopher Atkins · Leo McKern · William Daniels

Plot This 1980 version of the oft-filmed Henry Devere Stackpoole novel The Blue Lagoon was the first to be stamped with an "R" rating. The basic story remains unchanged. Two very...

5.3

35K votes

5.3

35K votes

Summer Lovers

1982 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Daryl Hannah · Peter Gallagher · Barbara Rush · Carole Cook

Plot A young American couple go to the Greek islands for the summer and are dazzled by the beauty and the uninhibited people surrounding them. The young man meets and begins...

5.2

338 votes

5.2

338 votes

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV)

1976 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast John Travolta · Glynnis O'Connor · Robert Reed · Diana Hyland

Plot Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system (which is unlike being born with AIDS). As such, he must spend the rest of his...

4.7

2K votes

4.7

2K votes

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Jamie Lee Curtis · C. Thomas Howell · Patrick Swayze · Troy Donahue

Plot 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 go...

4.5

57 votes

4.5

57 votes

Shadow of Doubt

1998 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Melanie Griffith · Tom Berenger · Craig Sheffer · Huey Lewis

Plot After the daughter of a prominent businessman is brutally murdered, high profile defense attorney Kitt Devereux takes the case of the accused murderer, rising rapper Bobby Medina. With a history...

4.5

875 votes

4.5

875 votes

Red Riding Hood

2006 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Lainie Kazan · Henry Cavill · Morgan Thompson · Sam Oz Stone

Plot A young girl entrusted with the task of delivering a special package to her grandmother finds herself faced with a most unpleasant stalker in this retelling of the classic fairy...

4.2

59 votes

4.2

59 votes

Big Top Pee-Wee

1988 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Paul Reubens · Penelope Ann Miller · Kris Kristofferson · Valeria Golino

Plot In the sequel to "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", Pee-Wee Herman is a simple farmer in a small town. But soon a big storm blows their way. A circus ends up...

4.2

122 votes

4.2

122 votes

Lovewrecked

2005 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Amanda Bynes · Chris Carmack · Jamie-Lynn Sigler · Jonathan Bennett

Plot LOVEWRECKED tells the story of Jenny (Amanda Bynes), an eighteen year-old girl who is ecstatic when she finds that her favorite rock star, Jason (Chris Carmack), is a guest at...

3.8

2K votes

3.8

2K votes

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Rick Moranis · Marcia Strassman · Robert Oliveri · Lloyd Bridges

Plot Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) is experimenting with his equipment again, but this time for a large company. When an accident in the lab fries some circuits, he is barred from...

3.4

17K votes

3.4

17K votes

The Gathering (TV)

1977 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Ed Asner · Maureen Stapleton · Rebecca Balding · Sarah Cunningham

Plot 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 his...

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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (TV)

1976 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Eve Plumb · Leigh McCloskey · Lynn Carlin · William Schallert

Plot 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...

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Not rated

Defrost (S)

2015 · Movie · 5 min. · United States

Direction Randal Kleiser

Cast Bruce Davison · Tanna Frederick · Christopher Atkins · Ethan Rains

Plot After being cryogenically frozen for 30 years, Joan Garrison awakens to meet her aged family.

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Lucas Tanner (TV Series)

1974 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Walter Doniger · Paul Krasny · Leo Penn · Gordon Hessler

Cast David Hartman · Rosemary Murphy · Tom Middleton · Eddie Quillan

Plot Lucas Tanner changes careers after a grievous personal tragedy, taking up teaching in suburban St. Louis. He approaches it in an idealistic fashion, rebeling against the rules that keep him...

Not rated

Not rated