Stars: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly

Director: Robert Greenwald

Summary: A very special love story and the first lavish, old-fashioned, musical to utilize modern music.

A young album-painter learns a lesson about daring to dream when he is kissed by a magical muse. Throwing caution to the wind, he partners up with a wealthy former jazz musician to start-up a roller disco nightclub, but finds that one of his dreams might be too lofty--even for the powers that be. XANADU is a 1980s fantasy that meets a 1940s Hollywood heyday musical featuring the musical talents of Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, with the Electric Light Orchestra, the Tubes, and Cliff Richard, plus a touch of cartoon magic from animator Don Bluth.

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A wimpy remake of an already anaemic movie (the 1947 Rita Hayworth vehicle Down to Earth), this glitzy musical from 1980 improbably stars Olivia Newton-John as a heavenly muse sent here to help open a roller-derby disco. Gene Kelly is mixed up in this well-meaning but goofy effort to fuse nostalgia with late-70s glitter-ball trendiness, and he looks just plain silly. Directed by Robert Greenwald, the film doesn't even work as decent kitsch. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailer
Year:	1980
Release Date:	June 28, 2004
Runtime:	92 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	822 011 1
Keywords:	Music, Films, Shows, Xanadu, Performing, Musicals, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts