Xanadu (1980)
August 8, 1980Release Date
Xanadu (1980)
August 8, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Olivia Newton-John
Kira
Gene Kelly
Danny McGuire
Michael Beck
Sonny Malone
James Sloyan
Simpson
Katie Hanley
Sandra
Fred McCarren
Richie
Ren Woods
Jo
Dimitra Arliss
Helen
Sandahl Bergman
Muse 1
Lynn Latham
Muse 2
Melinda Phelps
Muse 3
Cherise Bates
Muse 4
Juliette Marshall
Muse 5
Marilyn Tokuda
Muse 6
Larry Gordon
Producer
Yvette Van Voorhees
Muse 7
Teri Beckerman
Muse 8
Marty Davis
Male Guard
Bebe Drake
Female Guard
Matt Lattanzi
Young Danny McGuire / Xanadu Dancer
Michael Cotten
The Tubes
Bill Spooner
The Tubes
Cynthia Windham
Dancer
Robert Greenwald
Director
Richard Christian Danus
Writer
Marc Reid Rubel
Writer
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
Lee Kramer
Executive Producer
Barry De Vorzon
Original Music Composer
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Dennis Virkler
Editor
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
John W. Corso
Production Design
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Set Decoration
Bobbie Mannix
Costume Design
Don Bluth
Animation
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Lisa Marmon
Second Assistant Director
Venita Ozols-Graham
Second Assistant Director
Richard Epper
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$22,762,571
Filming LocationsSanta Monica · Los Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly in his final film role. It features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard and the Tubes. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China. The city appears in Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an 1816 poem quoted in the film.
Released in the United States on August 8, 1980, by Universal Pictures, the film was a box-office disappointment, was panned by critics, and was an inspiration (along with Can't Stop the Music) for the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards to recognize the worst films of the year. Despite the film's lackluster performance, the soundtrack album became commercially successful worldwide and was certified double platinum in the United States. The song "Magic" was a US chart-topper for Newton-John, and the title track (performed by Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra) reached number one in the United Kingdom and several other countries. The film has since become a cult classic for its mixture of 1980s music and culture with modern-day aesthetics.