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Xanadu (1980)

PG 93 min  -  Fantasy | Musical | Romance  -   8 August 1980 (USA)
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The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Writers:

Richard Christian Danus, Marc Reid Rubel

Stars:

Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly and Michael Beck
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Xanadu -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal Studios Xanadu -- Xanadu's grand opening is a roller-skating, disco dancing fantasy land. Xanadu -- Sonny chases after the elusive roller-skating beauty who gave him a kiss.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivia Newton-John ...
Gene Kelly ...
Michael Beck Michael Beck ...
James Sloyan James Sloyan ...
Simpson
Dimitra Arliss Dimitra Arliss ...
Helen
Katie Hanley Katie Hanley ...
Sandra
Fred McCarren Fred McCarren ...
Richie
Renn Woods ...
Jo (as Ren Woods)
Sandahl Bergman Sandahl Bergman ...
Muse 1
Lynn Latham Lynn Latham ...
Muse 2
Melinda Phelps Melinda Phelps ...
Muse 3
Cherise Bates Cherise Bates ...
Muse 4 (as Cherise Bate)
Juliette Marshall Juliette Marshall ...
Muse 5
Marilyn Tokuda Marilyn Tokuda ...
Muse 6
Yvette Van Voorhees Yvette Van Voorhees ...
Muse 7
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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 Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Muse | Disco | Remake | Record Company  | See more »

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Where time stops and the magic never ends. See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Xanadú See more »

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA 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)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (London premiere Print) | Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The dance number between Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John was filmed after production for the movie had finished and it became clear the filmmakers had not given their audience the one scene the movie required: Gene and Olivia dancing together. Gene Kelly choreographed the dance number. His conditions for doing it included a closed stage that included only himself, Olivia Newton-John, a cameraman, a choreographer he had befriended, and two others. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: While pouring champagne at the end of a week of building Xanadu, Danny pours into Sonny's glass then goes to pour into his, when the camera switches mid sentence, Danny is filling Sonny's glass again. See more »

Quotes

Kira: A place where nobody dared to go / the love that we came to know / They call it Xanadu / And now, open your eyes and see / what we have made is real / We are in Xanadu / A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star / An everlasting world and you're here with me...
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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 »

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Featured in "Friends: The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know (#2.15)" (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Whenever You're Away From Me"
Performed by Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly
Words and Music by John Farrar
Whistling by Lou Halmy (uncredited)
Arranged by Richard Hewson (uncredited) See more »