Randal Kleiser’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Randal Kleiser has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Grease.
Recurring themes

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
Adventure · Comedy

Little Indian, Big City
1994
Adventure · Drama

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Romance · Comedy

One Crazy Summer
1986
Comedy · Romance

License to Drive
1988
Comedy · Family

The Muppet Movie
1979
Family · Comedy

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Comedy · Family

Jingle All the Way
1996
Family · Adventure

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Stockard Channing

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri
18-year-old Jenny Taylor is ecstatic when she finds out that her favorite rock star, Jason Masters, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer. When they are both thrown overboard during a Caribbean cruise, she saves his life and they find themselves stranded on a remote beach. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stone's throw away from their resort.
Dir. Randal Kleiser · With Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett