Xanadu
- Director: Robert Greenwald
- Writer: Richard Christian Danus; Marc Reid Rubel
- Producer: Brendan Cahill; Lawrence Gordon
CGiii Comment
It really is as bad as it is reputed to be.
What an utterly terrible concept - a roller disco!!
The special effects are not special, the music is awful.
The performances embarrassing.
It is a monstrosity of camp - and, it was Gene Kelly's last film - sad he went out leaving this disaster as part of his legacy.
Did the production team run out of money and imagination at the same time?!? It certainly shows.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Olivia Newton-John as Kira;
Gene Kelly as Danny McGuire;
Michael Beck as Sonny Malone;
James Sloyan as Simpson;
Dimitra Arliss as Helen;
Katie Hanley as Sandra;
Fred McCarren as Richie;
Ren Woods as Jo;
Sandahl Bergman as Muse 1;
Lynn Latham as Muse 2;
Melinda Phelps as Muse 3;
Cherise Bates as Muse 4;
Juliette Marshall as Muse 5;
Marilyn Tokuda as Muse 6;
Yvette Van Voorhees as Muse 7