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Xanadu (1980)
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The story of a girl who makes dreams come true. Director:Robert Greenwald |
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7 nominations
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Cast
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James Sloyan | ... |
Simpson
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Dimitra Arliss | ... |
Helen
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Katie Hanley | ... |
Sandra
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Fred McCarren | ... |
Richie
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Jo
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Sandahl Bergman | ... |
Muse 1
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Lynn Latham | ... |
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Melinda Phelps | ... |
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Cherise Bates | ... |
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Juliette Marshall | ... |
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Marilyn Tokuda | ... |
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Yvette Van Voorhees | ... |
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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 Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Xanadú See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,471,595 (USA) (10 August 1980) (249 Screens)Gross:
$22,762,571 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Male Heavenly Voice: Well, maybe just one moment. Or forever. I keep getting them mixed up, too.
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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 »
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra
Words and Music by Jeff Lynne See more »
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Trivia
Despite the failure of the film at the box office, the soundtrack was an enormous success. The song "Magic" went to #1 on the U.S. pop singles chart. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The jacket, paintbrush, and palette held by Michael Beck when visited by Kira. See more »Quotes
Female Heavenly Voice: [after Kira's "Suspended in Time"] Maybe just one moment, darling.Male Heavenly Voice: Well, maybe just one moment. Or forever. I keep getting them mixed up, too.
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Crazy Credits
Opens with the 1930s-era Universal logo, with an airplane circling aglobe; 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
"All Over the World"Performed by Electric Light Orchestra
Words and Music by Jeff Lynne See more »
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