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Glenn H. Randall, Jr.

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Glenn H. Randall Jr. is an American stuntman and second unit director, who was active in the industry for over 40 years. He is the son of Glenn H. Randall Sr.

Life & Career

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Randall Jr. started his stunt career with the 1959 epic movie Ben-Hur before eventually starting his second unit directing career with Moustapha Akkad's Lion of the Desert.

In 1979, he worked on 1979's The Black Stallion, bringing two of his veteran trick horses to double lead horsemCass-Olé for difficult scenes.[1]

Randall Jr. worked on the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, working on the Sarlacc Pit sequence.[2]

In 1998, he served as stunt coordinator and second unit director on The Mask of Zorro under Martin Campbell.[3]

His final film credit was the 2005 film Are We There Yet?.[4]

Other films Randall, Jr. has served as second unit director throughout his career on include On Deadly Ground, Innerspace, Midnight Run, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, The Jewel of the Nile, Loose Cannons, Down Periscope, Firestarter, and Rosewood.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director
1959 Ben-Hur Yes No William Wyler
1968 Planet of the Apes Yes No Franklin J. Schaffner
1969 Che! Yes No Richard Fleischer
The Great Bank Robbery Yes No Hy Averback
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Yes No Burt Kennedy
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter Yes No
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Yes No J. Lee Thompson
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes Yes No
1974 Blazing Saddles Yes No Mel Brooks
1979 Firepower Yes No Michael Winner
The Black Stallion Yes No Carroll Ballard
1980 Used Cars Yes No Robert Zemeckis
Lion of the Desert Yes Yes Moustapha Akkad
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Yes No Steven Spielberg
Honky Tonk Freeway Yes No John Schlesinger
Ghost Story Yes No John Irvin
1982 E.T. the Extraterrestrial Yes Yes Steven Spielberg
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Yes No Amy Heckerling
1983 Return of the Jedi Yes No Richard Marquand
Never Say Never Again Yes No Irvin Kershner
1984 Firestarter Yes Yes Mark L. Lester
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yes Yes Steven Spielberg
Red Dawn Yes No John Milius
Mrs. Soffel Yes Yes Gillian Armstrong
1985 Cat's Eye Yes Yes Lewis Teague
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Yes Yes Guy Hamilton
The Jewel of the Nile Yes Yes Lewis Teague
1986 Raw Deal Yes Yes John Irvin
1987 Innerspace Yes Yes Joe Dante
1988 Midnight Run Yes Yes Martin Brest
1989 Collision Course Yes Yes Lewis Teague
1990 Loose Cannons Yes Yes Bob Clark
1991 If Looks Could Kill Yes Yes William Dear
V.I. Warshawski No Yes Jeff Kanew
1992 Beethoven No Yes Brian Levant
Out on a Limb Yes Yes Francis Veber
Sneakers Yes Yes Phil Alden Robinson
1993 The Fugitive Yes No Andrew Davis
Undercover Blues Yes Yes Herbert Ross
1994 On Deadly Ground Yes Yes Steven Seagal
Timecop Yes No Peter Hyams
1996 Down Periscope Yes Yes David S. Ward
The Substitute Yes Yes Robert Mandel
1997 Rosewood Yes Yes John Singleton
1998 The Mask of Zorro Yes Yes Martin Campbell
1999 Double Jeopardy Yes Yes Bruce Beresford
2000 What Planet Are You From? Yes No Mike Nichols
2005 Are We There Yet? No Yes Brian Levant

References

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  1. ^ "The Black Stallion at 40". 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Glenn Randall Jr. Stunt Coordinator and Second Unit Director of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Signed 11x14 Photo". Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "The Mask of Zorro At 25". 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Are We There Yet? - Variety". 18 January 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Glenn H. Randall, Jr. - Turner Classic Movies". Retrieved 23 November 2024.