Xanadu (1980) [PG]
Featuring:
Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck
Written by:
Richard Christian Danus
Marc Reid Rubel
Directed by:
Robert Greenwald
Release Date:
August 8, 1980
Original Title:
Xanadu
Genres:
Fantasy | Romance | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Universal Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G BR: L DE: 6 DK: 11 FI: K-12 GB: PG IE: PG JP: PG12 NL: AL PL: 12 SE: 12 US: PG
Runtime: 96
A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True.
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
In Los Angeles, artist Sonny Malone reluctantly returns to his job at Airflow Records--doing poster-sized exact-as-possible renderings of album covers for on-site promotions--as he could not make a living as a freelance artist, where he could truly use his artistic vision. On his first day back at Airflow, he gets sidetracked by thoughts of a young woman who literally rollerskates into him. He's unaware that their initial encounter and subsequent encounters are not accident: she is Kira, a muse who was awakened by his lamentations about his art and sent to help him achieve his artistic vision. Later that day he meets aging Danny McGuire, a former big-band musician turned construction-company owner who wants to return to his roots by owning a live music venue. This meeting too is no accident; Sonny soon discovers that Kira was part of Danny's past. Sonny and Danny achieving their dreams is threatened by Kira knowingly breaking the rules.
