Xanadu
- Original title
- Xanadu
- Year
- 1980
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Olivia Newton-John
- Gene Kelly
- Michael Beck
- James Sloyan
- Dimitra Arliss
- Katie Hanley
- Fred McCarren
- Ren Woods
- Wilfrid Hyde-White
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Fantasy. Musical. Romance | Cult Movie
- Synopsis
- Zeus, worried about the fate of a young painter, chooses one of the nine muses who preside over the arts to inspire the artist to greatness. So the lovely goddess Kira descends to earth and encourages her ward to open a disco roller skating rink. First, she locates a clarinet player whom she inspired in the 1940s, and convinces him to return to music by funding the rink. Then the three transform an abandoned building into a neon-lit, rock and roll heaven. But now that the painter's dream has come true, the time has come for Kira to return to Mount Olympus. The only problem is, the two have fallen in love, and do not want to part. But that's what will have to happen unless they can convince the gods that love is the ultimate dream.
- Awards
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2004: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst "Musical" in our First 25 Years1980: Razzie Awards: Worst Director. 6 Nominations, including Worst Picture and Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"'Cheesy' doesn't even begin to describe it, yet that's at the heart of its perverse charm."
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"A mushy and limp musical fantasy, so insubstantial it keeps evaporating before our eyes. It's one of those rare movies in which every scene seems to be the final scene"
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"Xanadu cannot possibly be described as a good movie, but it can be recommended to those who can tolerate large amounts of intravenous marzipan."
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