Throwing caution to the wind, he partners up with a wealthy former jazz musician to startup a roller disco nightclub, but finds that one of his dreams. Xanadu is a 1980 american musical fantasy film written by richard christian danus and marc reid rubel, and directed by robert greenwald. The doubleplatinum selling soundtrack of the film fared a bit better than the movie back in 1980, with producer john farrars magic, sung by olivia newtonjohn, managing to top the pop charts in the united states for the four weeks leading up to the film s release into theaters on august 8. The title of the 1980 film xanadu starring gene kelly and olivia newtonjohn is a reference to coleridges poem, which also led to the song by electric light orchestra and newtonjohn, xanadu. A young albumpainter learns a lesson about daring to dream when he is kissed by a magical muse. In xanadu traces the path taken by marco polo from the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem to the site of shangdu, famed as xanadu in english literature, in inner mongolia, china. Unfollow xanadu soundtrack lp to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Based on the universal pictures film with a screenplay by richard danus and marc rubel. Xanadu trailer directed by robert greenwald and starring gene kelly, michael beck, james sloyan, fred mccarren, marty davis.
Xanadu 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. This studio produced the short film banjo the woodpile cat, the feature film the secret of nimh, a brief. Xanadu is a look at the future and a loving remembrance of the way things were in the heyday of hollywood. When she helps him meet up with the rich danny mcguire gene kelly. A fantasy, a musical, a place where dreams come true. With olivia newtonjohn, gene kelly, michael beck, james sloyan. Olivia newton john xanadu film version video dailymotion. The golden raspberry awards also known in short terms as razzies and razzie awards is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic underachievements. Granted, they are minor songs, but it would have been nice to see them included on the us cd premiere of xanadu. Xanadu trailer 1980 the greek muses incarnate themselves on earth to inspire men to achieve.
The original lp release featured on side one the songs of newtonjohn, and on side. Apparently, its just such a fun name to say, that it was borrowed for the rest of time. Get the best deals on promotional movie jackets when you shop the largest online selection at. Weirdly enough, this is actually a sequel to heaven can wait. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. But in music, its best known for the 1980 fantasy film starring olivia newtonjohn, and a final appearance from gene kelly, including greek gods and muses, and a very over the top. During the yuang dynasty in china, the emperor had a summer palace called xanadu. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. A fragment, by samuel taylor coleridge xanadu is the name of the. Xanadu 1980 a million lights are dancing and there you are. Feature films episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists olivia newtonjohn as kira is a muse to a young rollerboogie artist in this contemporary musical. May 26, 2007 olivia newton john xanadu film version album. Xanadu is a micro budget scottish comedy film about richard butler, a reclusive and worldweary writer who becomes trapped inside his own novel. Xanadu xanadu xanadu 1980 feature length theatrical animated film.
Free xanadu bluray cover 1980 r1 ready to download and print. Movie typography from xanadu 1980, directed by robert greenwald, starring robin williams, mary beth hurt, glenn close, john lithgow. Xanadu 1980 feature length theatrical animated film previous cartoon next cartoon. The book begins with william dalrymple taking a vial of holy oil from the burning lamps of the holy sepulchre. Xanadu is a 1980 musicalromance film directed by robert greenwald.
Jul 15, 2009 xanadu 1980 a million lights are dancing and there you are. The film stars olivia newtonjohn, gene kelly in his final film role, and michael beck, and features music by newtonjohn, electric light orchestra, cliff richard, and the tubes. Over the years i have watched it a few more times and see just how awful it is as a flick though i still love it for sentimental reasons. Visiting the auditorium where the cover was shot, sonny finds the mysterious beauty, an ageless greek muse, who encourages. Olivia and matt were married from 1984 to 1995, and they have a daughter, chloe. Electric light orchestra midnight special 1980 xanadu related duration. Xanadu is a 1980 american romantic musical fantasy film written by richard christian danus and marc reid rubel and directed by robert. The segment, which normally would take 16 to 20 weeks to do, was completed in 11. Get the best deals for olivia newton john xanadu at. A song about an ice mountain paradise by the band rush. If so, why was the rush song not used in this movie.
Starring olivia newtonjohn fresh from her role in grease, michael beck and gene kelly, and features music by newtonjohn, electric light orchestra, uk pop idol cliff richard, and the san franciscobased artrock band the tubes. Struggling artist sonny malone michael beck is trapped in a dull job painting album covers. Jan 01, 2017 xanadu is a 1980 american romantic musical fantasy film written by richard christian danus and marc reid rubel and directed by robert greenwald. Xanadu is a 1980 american romantic musical fantasy film written by richard christian danus and marc reid rubel and directed by robert greenwald. Get the best deals on promotional movie jackets when you shop the largest online. Visiting the auditorium where the cover was shot, sonny finds the mysterious beauty, an ageless greek. This was the first work contracted to don bluth after he left disney to found his own animation studio. A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club. This part of the plot was saved for this 1980 disco reboot. Wilson and mo murphy, the razzie awards satirical annual ceremony has preceded its polar opposite, the coveted academy awards, for four decades. Music and lyrics by jeff lynne and john farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 rita hayworth film down to earth. Rent xanadu 1980 starring olivia newtonjohn and gene kelly on dvd and bluray. He is instantly attracted to kira olivia newtonjohn, an anonymous woman randomly photographed in the background of one of his assignments, but no one is able to identify her.
Xanadu, one of the greatest hotels that was never built. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from xanadu, the summer capital of kublai khans yuan dynasty in china. Abba the winner takes it all 1980 hd 0815007 duration. Cofounded by ucla film graduates and film industry veterans john j. The blues brothers vintage original 1980 film crew jacket john belushi. The doubleplatinum selling soundtrack of the film fared a bit better than the movie back in 1980, with producer john farrars magic, sung by olivia newtonjohn, managing to top the pop charts in the united states for the four weeks leading up to the film s release into theaters on august 8, 1980.
The musical score includes the hit songs magic, im alive, all over the world, suddenly, and the title song xanadu. Its one of those rare movies in which every scene seems to be the final scene. One of them, incarnated as a girl named kira, encounters an artist named sonny malone. The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified. In the 1970s, there were plans to create a hotel and casino. Xanadu 1980 feature length theatrical animated film. Bluth and several colleagues, all of whom were former disney animators, left disney on september, 1979 to form don bluth productions, later known as the bluth group. In depth information about xanadu, produced by universal studios. Olivia newtonjohn will dazzle your senses with her luminous beauty and fabulous voice as she stars with gene kelly in this mesmerizing musical. Xanadu is the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name, featuring the australian singer olivia newtonjohn and the british group electric light orchestra elo. I just found my copy of the 1980 syndicated special making xanadu and the quality wasnt as bad as i thought it would be as i got it on vhs tape from a goldmine magazine ad in the early 80s.
Olivia newtonjohn met future husband matt lattanzi during the filming of xanadu. When i first saw xanadu back in 1980, i was ten and had not yet developed an eye for what makes great film so of course i declared this the best movie of all time. On sen convint rapidement en regardant staying alive, film kitschissime par. The book begins with william dalrymple taking a vial of holy oil from the burning lamps of the holy sepulchre, which he is to transport to shangdu, the summer. Xanadu is a mushy and limp musical fantasy, so insubstantial it keeps evaporating before our eyes. Feb 22, 2014 42 videos play all xanadu 1980 full movie candakalaopa palhodjance. Currently, sonnys works the uncreative job of painting. Xanadu is the musical fantasy story of a miracle that changes the life of young man named sonny malone. Xanadu 1980 pg 0808 1980 us fantasy, science fiction, romance 1h 36m user score. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. One thing that i would like to bring up is the omission of several songs from the film. Sonny is an artist who has been working at an uninspiring job and has almost given up on his dreams of becoming a professional artist. About 3,000 images were used in the brief twominute animation sequence, which accompanied the song dont walk away in this otherwise liveaction film.
There were three songs that were completed for bsides of the singles, so remastering those wouldnt have been a problem. Sep 25, 2018 xanadu is also the name of 1953 musical based on the life of marco polo, a ballet, and the fictional mansion of the lead character in the 1941 film citizen kane. In the kurt vonnegut novel, timequake, xanadu is the name of a retreat for prolific writers in a resort on cape cod. The movie xanadu premiered in 1980, starring olivia newton john. Xanadu is a remake of a 1947 movie called down to earth, about a muse who is sent to inspire a young artist to build a nightclub. Xanadu 1980 pg 08081980 us fantasy, science fiction, romance 1h 36m user score. In the 1980s, the song xanadu by olivia newton john was at the top of the charts. Sullivan bluth studios was an irishamerican animation studio established in 1979 by animator don bluth. With the help of danny mcguire, a man kira had inspired forty years earlier, sonny builds a huge disco roller rink. Free online bluray movie dvd covers art archive library.
Xanadu is also the name of 1953 musical based on the life of marco polo, a ballet, and the fictional mansion of the lead character in the 1941 film citizen kane. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. In this film, the mysterious kira olivia newtonjohn appears to assist and inspire a young artist, sonny malone michael beck. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. A fantasy, a musical, a place where dreams come true the greek muses incarnate themselves on earth to inspire men to achieve. Olivia newton john xanadu original version remastered hd.
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