Randal Kleiser

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Randal Kleiser's career is marked by the phenomenal success of Grease, which remains one of the highest-grossing musicals ever and has been embraced by multiple generations. He received an Emmy for his television work and a DGA Award for his feature debut. His films like Flight of the Navigator have become cult classics, and in 2020 he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a testament to his enduring impact on popular cinema.

AwardsRandal Kleiser won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Special Program for The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1977). He also won a Directors Guild of America Award for Grease (1979) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as producer of The Blue Lagoon (1981).

Honours & Distinctions

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·2020

Received a star for his contributions to the motion picture industry.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Hollywood Film Festival·2023

Honored for his career achievements.

Rankings & Lists

AFI's 100 Years...100 Musicals

American Film Institute·2006

Top 10 Family Sci-Fi Movies

Entertainment Weekly·2010

Magazine Covers

TIME

July 1978

The Summer of '78: Grease and the Rise of the Teen Movie

Rolling Stone

August 1978

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: The Stars of Grease

Vanity Fair

June 1980

Brooke Shields: The Blue Lagoon and the New Hollywood

Records & Feats

Highest-grossing musical of its time

Box Office·1978

Grease grossed over $396 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing musical film upon release.