Released in 1980, the movie starred Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and the legendary Gene Kelly, but despite having a stellar cast, it completely flopped in theaters. The plot centered around a man who was down on his luck and feeling uninspired in his career, until a muse came into his life and helped him achieve his lifelong dream.
So, why was Xanadu so poorly received by viewers? As a lifelong fan of the flick, it's tough for me to understand how anyone could not enjoy it, especially given the incredible music featured right from the start of the movie. Just watch the "I'm Alive" scene below and try and refrain from singing along and/or getting up and dancing. Featuring the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), who is behind most of the music on the entire soundtrack, it's incredibly catchy.
I was about 5 years old or so when I watched it for the first time, and believe it or not, it got me into roller skating. I was completely obsessed with Newton-John's character, Kira, and I wanted to be her (minus all the gushy romantic stuff). And while she didn't sing on "I'm Alive," Newton-John certainly made a mark for herself with other tunes from the movie.
Other popular songs from the film included, "Suddenly," "All Over the World," and "Don't Walk Away," which featured the cutest animated scene depicted Kira and Sonny (Michael Beck) in their own fish love story.
Another highly memorable song takes place when Danny and Sonny envision the music playing inside their new club, Xanadu.
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'Xanadu's' Cult Following Today
According to Forbes, Newton-John once said in an interview, "The music is great, I got to say... I think the music in Xanadu is fabulous. And the dancing was great too because Kenny Ortega was the choreographer. He had street dancers and things in the film 30-40 years before their time, because that's really become popular the last like 10 years and he had dancers doing those things then.'"
To this day, every time I'm at a roller rink, I feel like I'm channeling Kira again. If only there were a time machine to take me back to the 1980s when a club like Xanadu really did exist.
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