Xanadu
“A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True.”
Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.
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Cast
108 people
Olivia Newton-John
Kira
Known for
Grease
Two of a Kind
Renn Woods
Jo
Gene Kelly
Danny McGuire
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
An American in Paris
Michael Beck
Sonny Malone
Known for
The Warriors
Holocaust
James Sloyan
Simpson
Known for
The Sting
Katie Hanley
Sandra
Known for
Godspell
Fred McCarren
Richie
Known for
The Boogens
The Star Chamber
Ren Woods
Jo
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Roots
Dimitra Arliss
Helen
Known for
The Sting
Firefox
Sandahl Bergman
Muse 1
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
Red Sonja
Lynn Latham
Muse 2
Also in
The Great Muppet Caper
Love Child
Melinda Phelps
Muse 3
No other roles listed
Robert Greenwald Director · Marc Reid Rubel Writer Richard Christian Danus Writer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $20M · United States release August 8, 1980
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,762,571
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · August 8, 1980
Theatrical
United States · August 8, 1980
Theatrical
Australia
August 22, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
August 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
October 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
February 21, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Poland
August 23, 2018 · Digital
Sweden
October 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 13, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 19, 1980 · Theatrical · Originally A
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