Did Xanadu movie come out?
August 8, 1980 (USA)Xanadu / Release date
What was Xanadu the movie about?
Struggling artist Sonny Malone (Michael Beck) is trapped in a dull job painting album covers. He is instantly attracted to Kira (Olivia Newton-John), an anonymous woman randomly photographed in the background of one of his assignments, but no one is able to identify her. Visiting the auditorium where the cover was shot, Sonny finds the mysterious beauty, an ageless Greek muse, who encourages him to team up with old-fashioned Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) to build a roller-skating disco.Xanadu / Film synopsis
How old was Gene Kelly in Xanadu?
It was front-page news that the Universal production would be a then-31-year-old Olivia Newton-John’s first film after the blockbuster Grease. And it would be the last film appearance screen legend Gene Kelly, then 68, would make before his death in 1996. But the old dancer knew this was no Singin’ in the Rain.
Why is the movie called Xanadu?
Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel, and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan Dynasty in China.
Did Michael Beck sing in Xanadu?
Michael Beck doesn’t sing in this movie – he and Dame Olivia Newton-John skate-dance to a recording of a song sung by her and Cliff Richard. This film is one of three disco musicals released in 1980.
What happened to Xanadu China?
The Site of Xanadu was abandoned in 1430. The large archaeological site now generally covered by grassland preserves the overall urban plan and city site of Xanadu as built and used in the 13th and 14th centuries.
What did Marco Polo say about Xanadu?
On Kublai Khan’s pleasure palace at Xanadu, Marco Polo wrote: “There is at this place a very fine marble palace, the rooms of which are all gilt and painted with figures of men and beasts and birds, and with a variety of trees and flowers, all executed with such exquisite art that you regard them with delight and …
What is Xanadu called now?
Shangdu was located in what is now Shangdu Town, Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia, 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of Beijing. It is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of the modern town of Duolun.