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Xanadu (1980) 4.6
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4.6/10 from 7,614 users
Metascore: 35/100
Reviews: 270 user | 40 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com The story of a girl who makes dreams come true. Director:Robert Greenwald |
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Cast
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Richie
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Muse 1
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Lynn Latham | ... |
Muse 2
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Muse 3
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Storyline
The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. With the help of Danny McGuire, a man Kira had inspired forty years earlier, Sonny builds a huge disco roller rink. Written by Randy Goldberg <goldberg@nymc.edu>
Plot Keywords:
disco | artist | muse | interdimensional travel | santa monica california |Taglines:
Where time stops and the magic never ends. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 August 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Xanadú See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$10,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Sonny: Okay, all right. I'll read it.
[reading]
Sonny: "Muse; any one of the nine sister..."
Kira: Like the album cover? Mm-hmm?
Sonny: [reading] "Any one of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology, presiding over song, and poetry, and the arts and do you believe me now, Sonny?" How'd you do that? What's going on?
Kira: [Points at the TV] The television!
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Performed by Olivia Newton-John and The Tubes
Words and Music by John Farrar
Arranged by Kenneth Shroyer and Richard Hewson (uncredited)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Gene Kelly took the part of Danny McGuire because filming was a short drive from his Beverly Hills home. See more »Goofs
At the end of "I'm Alive" when Kira bumps into Sonny, the branches behind Sonny instantly go from still, to blowing in the wind. See more »Quotes
Kira: Look up "muse" in the dictionary. Go on, page seven twenty-eight. Read it!Sonny: Okay, all right. I'll read it.
[reading]
Sonny: "Muse; any one of the nine sister..."
Kira: Like the album cover? Mm-hmm?
Sonny: [reading] "Any one of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology, presiding over song, and poetry, and the arts and do you believe me now, Sonny?" How'd you do that? What's going on?
Kira: [Points at the TV] The television!
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Crazy Credits
Opens with the 1930s-era Universal logo, with an airplane circling a globe; then it becomes a 50s-era passenger plane, then the Concorde, then the fourth time around as it becomes a spaceship. Instrumentals of "Whenever You're Away From Me" and "Xanadu" play under this, with musical styles matching the period of each aircraft. See more »Soundtracks
Dancin'Performed by Olivia Newton-John and The Tubes
Words and Music by John Farrar
Arranged by Kenneth Shroyer and Richard Hewson (uncredited)
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I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. But, you know what, that's my opinion and I don't think I should have to feel ashamed of it so there!
On to the review.
No true connoisseur of cheesy movies can die happy withought feasting their eyes on the Miracle That is "Xanadu". There are so many things wrong with this movie I don't know where to begin, but somehow they all fit together in a final form that is remarkably endearing. It's best to watch it withought the vaguest idea of what it's about, but I will say this:
This is exactly what "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" would have looked like if Willy quit the candy business and decided to turn the factory into a disco.