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Randal Kleiser
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College roommate of
George Lucas
.
John Travolta
recommend him to direct
Grease (1978)
after having worked with him on
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
.
His house used as "Jennifer's" in the movie "Scream 3". (2000)
He was originally going to direct
Muppets from Space (1999)
but was dropped before production began.
Older brother of
Jeffrey Kleiser
.
He has directed two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant:
Peege (1973)
and
Grease (1978)
.
He turned down an offer to direct
Blade Runner (1982)
and was considered at one point to direct
Flashdance (1983)
,
The King of Comedy (1982)
, and
Splash (1983)
. He was also attached to direct
Annie (1982)
before a dispute between Columbia Pictures' then-president
Frank Price
and him over the length of
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
forced him out of the project.
Has tried for years to develop an adaptation to the screen of
Tanith Lee
's sci-fi romance novel "The Silver Metal Lover.".
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