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* Randal Kleiser got his license after directing ''{{Film/Grease}}'', his first theatrical film to boot. Its success allowed him to finally make his passion project: ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980''. Although he had trouble finding a studio to back it, once Creator/ColumbiaPictures picked it up he was free to personally choose who he wanted to work with, from cinematography (Néstor Almendros, who was nominated for an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for his work) to scoring (Music/BasilPoledouris) to lead actors Creator/BrookeShields and Creator/ChristopherAtkins, making sure to choose people who could stand to film four months in a remote island with little to no access to utilities. It paid off, sorta: the film was a huge commercial success, but it was critically panned. It could be argued that he lost his license with 1982's ''Summer Lovers'', which was panned for much of the same things as ''The Blue Lagoon'', but was not a box office smash. Kleiser's later films have been largely studio-driven, such as ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', and his personal films like ''It's My Party'' have been nowhere near as succesful as either ''Grease'' or ''The Blue Lagoon''.

* Randal Kleiser got his license after directing ''{{Grease}}'', his first theatrical film to boot. Its success allowed him to finally make his passion project: ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980''. Although he had trouble finding a studio to back it, once Creator/ColumbiaPictures picked it up he was free to personally choose who he wanted to work with, from cinematography (Néstor Almendros, who was nominated for an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for his work) to scoring (Music/BasilPoledouris) to lead actors Creator/BrookeShields and Creator/ChristopherAtkins, making sure to choose people who could stand to film four months in a remote island with little to no access to utilities. It paid off, sorta: the film was a huge commercial success, but it was critically panned. It could be argued that he lost his license with 1982's ''Summer Lovers'', which was panned for much of the same things as ''The Blue Lagoon'', but was not a box office smash. Kleiser's later films have been largely studio-driven, such as ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', and his personal films like ''It's My Party'' have been nowhere near as succesful as either ''Grease'' or ''The Blue Lagoon''.

* Randal Kleiser got his license after directing ''Film/Grease'', his first theatrical film to boot. Its success allowed him to finally make his passion project: ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980''. Although he had trouble finding a studio to back it, once Creator/ColumbiaPictures picked it up he was free to personally choose who he wanted to work with, from cinematography (Néstor Almendros, who was nominated for an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for his work) to scoring (Music/BasilPoledouris) to lead actors Creator/BrookeShields and Creator/ChristopherAtkins, making sure to choose people who could stand to film four months in a remote island with little to no access to utilities. It paid off, sorta: the film was a huge commercial success, but it was critically panned. It could be argued that he lost his license with 1982's ''Summer Lovers'', which was panned for much of the same things as ''The Blue Lagoon'', but was not a box office smash. Kleiser's later films have been largely studio-driven, such as ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', and his personal films like ''It's My Party'' have been nowhere near as succesful as either ''Grease'' or ''The Blue Lagoon''.

* Randal Kleiser got his license after directing ''Film/Grease'', his first theatrical film to boot. Its success allowed him to finally make his passion project: ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980''. Although he had trouble finding a studio to back it, once Creator/ColumbiaPictures picked it up he was free to personally choose who he wanted to work with, from cinematography (Néstor Almendros, who was nominated for an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwards Oscar]] for his work) to scoring (Music/BasilPoledouris) to lead actors Creator/BrookeShields and Creator/ChristopherAtkins, making sure to choose people who could stand to film four months in a remote island with little to no access to utilities. It paid off, sorta: the film was a huge commercial success, but it was critically panned. It could be argued that he lost his license with 1982's ''Summer Lovers'', which was panned for much of the same things as ''The Blue Lagoon'', but was not a box office smash. Kleiser's later films have been largely studio-driven, such as ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', and his personal films like ''It's My Party'' have been nowhere near as succesful as either ''Grease'' or ''The Blue Lagoon''.