Xanadu

Aug 8, 1980

1h 36m

★ 5.7

A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True.

Overview

Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.

Genres

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Xanadu Trailers

Cast

Kira

Olivia Newton-John

Danny McGuire

Gene Kelly

Sonny Malone

Michael Beck

Simpson

James Sloyan

Sandra

Katie Hanley

Richie

Fred McCarren

Ren Woods

Helen

Dimitra Arliss

Muse 1

Sandahl Bergman

Muse 2

Lynn Latham

Muse 3

Melinda Phelps

Muse 4

Cherise Bates

Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, our most famous star-crossed lovers turn the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales, is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past, for the original pop music that rockets these ever-present themes right to the heart of our characters in the most surprising, and perhaps most powerful way that has ever been seen, or heard, before... The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.

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